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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: thedoc on 12/03/2012 09:07:01

Title: Why are monitor lizards called monitor lizards?
Post by: thedoc on 12/03/2012 09:07:01

Daria Korochkina asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Why are monitor lizards called monitor lizards?

What do you think?

Title: Re: Why are monitor lizards called monitor lizards?
Post by: Don_1 on 12/03/2012 13:55:32

It may have come from the fact that some monitors rear up on to their hind legs to 'monitor' their surroundings.