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14-02-2019, 02:29 PM
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They are all over south east Asia Tabs .
Some are huge -think Komodo Dragon .
A very dangerous animal with a poisonous bite .
See - I always knew there were Dragons!

Nearly fell from my Unicorn when Santa told me there weren't!
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14-02-2019, 02:41 PM
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Dragons are not nasty, Komodo dragons are not always nasty, if treated with respect.
This from Chester Zoo.
Komodo dragons are the gorillas of the reptile world – big and charismatic.
They’re magical, muscular and mysterious creatures, but they can also be gentle, curious and love exploring. We lay scent trails to stimulate their natural curiosity and keep their surroundings really interesting for them.

They’re the largest lizards on the planet at over two metres in length and they're also one of the oldest too.

Our Komodo dragon habitat in Dragons in Danger is home to magnificent male, Jantan, a name given to him by our conservation partners from the Komodo Survival Programme, a group of specialists working to protect the species on the Indonesian islands of Flores and Komodo. We also have a small female called Mezcal and three young sisters Sathi, Lara and Mia.

In 2007 we made international headlines, when Flora – a Komodo dragon which then lived at the zoo – reproduced having never named mated; a process called parthenogenesis. It was the first time this had ever been witnessed in the species and has since helped humans to gain a much deeper understanding of the remarkable animals.

I watched an episode of The Secret Life Of The Zoo about these creatures, the glass in their enclosure had a large crack & they had to mend it.
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14-02-2019, 05:17 PM
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Re: The perils of garden life in OZ

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They are monitor lizards Tabs .
They are indigenous to Australia unlike peacocks and most dozy Aussies .
I wonder what happened to the poor thing .
found in high numbers in the 'wentworth' region and very kosher!
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14-02-2019, 08:06 PM
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found in high numbers in the 'wentworth' region and very kosher!
Jewish Lizards - how splendid!
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14-02-2019, 10:49 PM
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see what we have to put up with??


goanna attack!
What a dreadful ordeal these men went through,gumbud!.absolutely terrifying!.
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15-02-2019, 12:21 AM
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1. he should have known better - it was a big goanna and it will attack and does have claws - he was foolhardy IMO

2. if you live in OZ read up on the wildlife - wots a pheasant or two instead of your arm and a high risk of infection ?
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15-02-2019, 12:25 AM
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Oh Gummy I was planning a visit, that has put me right off!
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15-02-2019, 12:39 AM
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If you grabbed a rat for a selfie it would probaby bite you too.
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15-02-2019, 05:16 AM
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Good grief, Gumbud, what a shocking thing to happen. I had never heard of a Goanna before. Definitely don't want to meet one!
They are dear little things, here is a (nearly) 2 metre one that accompanied me to Ben Boyd Tower.



This one scared the sh!t out of my brother when he visited last year.



The thought it was a snake.


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15-02-2019, 07:53 AM
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He was trying to protect his peacock,gumbud,he must have known the consequences,I know goanna carry a lethal bacteria in their saliva,don't they?
He was lucky,the consequences could have been a lot worse,....wild animals are just that,"wild"...posing with anything that is wild,can be lethal,they do the same in the UK,..
 
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