That would be advisable, yes. But in your case, there's not much to worry about. You see, they don't generally travel to the USA (although you may find them at a local zoo)... :pQuote:
Originally posted by NotAPretender
Wherever it is, I'll stay away from it. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Aragorn
I did, and I was going to make a bad pun along the lines of "something's dragon the Komodo down." (play on commode)Quote:
Originally posted by Aragorn
Indeed, it's a Komodo dragon. Kudos! :) :congratulations: :beer:Quote:
Originally posted by DreamtimerI did, and I was going to make a bad pun along the lines of "something's dragon the Komodo down." (play on commode)Quote:
Originally posted by Aragorn
:victorious::smiley-dance013:
dragon emoji breathing fire
Not actual fire, but they do possess two venomous glands in their mouths, they have a vicious bite, they have very strong and sharp claws, they can run at speeds up to 20 km/h (12 mph), they can stand on their hind legs, they can climb trees, and they're very intelligent ─ they can count up to six and they can identify individuals.Quote:
Originally posted by Dreamtimer
They mainly eat carrion ─ which they can smell from over 9 km (~ 5 miles) away ─ but they do also stalk and attack live prey up to the size of a water buffalo, and they're quite aggressive in the wild. So you better not get too close to them. ;)
Stand on hind feet and climb trees? :belief: Yikes.
Interesting about the counting. How was that determined, I wonder?
I'm not sure. It was mentioned in a referenced book about monitor lizards. But ample specialized intelligence/cognition tests do exist. For instance, bees and octopuses have also already been established as being able to count. :noidea:Quote:
Originally posted by Dreamtimer
Nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk!
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Stand on hind feet and climb trees? Yikes.
Interesting about the counting. How was that determined, I wonder?
I'm not sure. It was mentioned in a referenced book about monitor lizards. But ample specialized intelligence/cognition tests do exist. For instance, bees and octopuses have also already been established as being able to count.
hey, I can count two
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Originally posted by NotAPretender
That's not replying with quotes. That is making your post unnecessarily unreadable by literally copy/pasting user interface elements into your post. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by NotAPretender
ahaha ... lol I'll try to do better I promise ... :)Quote:
Originally posted by Aragorn
Back to school, NAP!
Can you guys see this otter jumping on a trampoline? Sooooo funny.
Can there be too many? (I have none at the moment)
https://images.dailykos.com/images/9...png?1615809589
Funny stuff ... that otter looks to be having a new and fun experience ... I don't generally like rodents but that one looks pretty cute ... :)Quote:
Originally posted by Dreamtimer