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They live so close to danger, no wonder they are so wary!

I am looking for photos of them with other animals, bird of prey, lions, hippos any potential threat to them.
I am also looking for any high yellow, blue, orange or red specimens (photos)

Keepers who kept them more then a year, before and after photos, I am interested in the color change from young to adult.

Hope some of you will share some photos.
Many thanks

Jobi, aren't croc eggs a delicasy to them?? Rough way to live eh? That's a great pic.

Quig
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Don't interupt me when I'm talkin' to myself

I cant be certain but I remember reading someplace a long time ago that pairs of them will work together- one pestering a mother croc, the other pilfering the nest.

Anyway, heres some random vids:

Nile near Elephant/Zebras:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4aZTSr9Pxo

Nile Meets Lions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV0ppmRly0s

Nile Meets Mongoose:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBwkN7kz6yI

Niles and Birds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b3LmLhBYz4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzgjavr6P-g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRCe9Chf3Rc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5r7XeIRGpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWXd7bTDKwk&mode=related&search=

Those are a couple ornatus and niloticus i shared moments with. I lost all my old pics, will try to find them...




I still got 1.1 ornatus and i'm waiting for a precious niloticus pair from my old Jedi friend
This one still with me...

Take care!
Justin

Are photo 2 and 3 are of the same monitor?
Egyptian niloticus, where did you get?
Tell me or ill visit you with a wild argus and some Tabasco sauce!

Hear just so you know what you’ve missed but selling this awesome monitor, man I am dieing to have those!

No Steeve, pics 2 and 3 are not the same monitor. Don't remember where i get it, it was for a friend... Maby i can get them back for you?
Take care!

The actual name "monitor" (translating from 'waral' to 'varan' to 'varanus' to 'monitor') is thought to have come from an Arabic word that alludes to the fact that these lizards (niloticus) warn of nearby croc's. The theory that tripoding up is "monitoring" their surroundings and when Niles are spotted -croc's are nearby (croc eggs are food).

I may be confused but, i think from "monitor" to "varanus" there is no connection...used to have a cool book called "Reptiles: Their Latin Names Explained"...i want to say "varanus" means to say something along the lines of "spray from the bottom"...anyway not a very majestic name for a majestic lizard. cheers,zak.