Lizard Climbs Tree—Eats Squirrel

Giant monitor lizard climbs tree and grabs squirrel. Enrichment: wildlife parks, zoos hide food for animals to locate.

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This video, filmed on November 8th of an Asian water monitor (Various salvator) is an example of enrichment. Enrichment in a captive setting, like zoos and wildlife parks, is hiding food for animals for the animals to problem-solve in order to locate. This provides a stimulating environment for animals.

As seen in the beginning of video, lizard's forked tongue is split into two tines at the tip. The lizard smells using tip of his tongue that rubs against a jacobson's organ, which is believed to allow them to sense from which direction a smell is coming "stereoscopically".

Following scent trails based on chemical cues is called tropotaxis. It's unclear whether forked-tongued reptiles can actually follow trails or if this is just a hypothesis. Study the video, what do you think?

Monitor lizards will consume birds, eggs, fish, frogs, rodents, crabs, and snakes. They are also survive on carrion as nature's disposal system.

This video focuses on the science of reptile behavior that supported a master's thesis in zoology. Video is made public for the citation for junior high school, and high school science reports. Also recommended for college and graduate level source citation for zoological biostatistics.

Filmed with the University of Guadalajara for Biological and Agricultural Sciences, the division of Biological and Environmental Science Division, at the department of Botany and Zoology.