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Knock Knock .... who's there ?
Chosun Juan

Knock Knock .... who's there ? (Varanus varius)

Only in Australia !! :-O



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Habitat
Grassy Box Gum Woodland
Location
Central West NSW
Date taken
~2011
Scientific name
Varanus varius
Equipment used
Minolta 700Si 35mm film camera + Tamron 28-200mmf5.6, 400asa Fujifilm - original print photographed by Samsung Note 3.
Chosun Juan
Haha :-O thanks Ann - it was quite the surprise visitor !
A bit of a lanky teen this one, I think it's tail is about full length, but the body should double or more in length, and fill out quite a bit all over to end up about 3 times the weight, or somewhere over 40lb :eek!:

What amazed me was how good a climber these things are ! Some of those massive claws aren't even dug into the mortar cracks - they're just gripped vertically on the bricks - unbelievable stuff !

I've seen them climb smooth barked gums vertically with nothing but thin air to hang on to ! .... incredible creatures :t: :)



Chosun :gh:
 

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