The Mangrove Monitor

[@ambulocetusnatans]

My wife sent me to out to get a baby monitor. I don't know why she was so upset when I brought one back.

[@PopularesVox]

It probably wasn't as colourful as she wanted.😄

[@varanid9]

Hmmm, so these are the ancestors of future Mosasaurs.

[@chasenwild5133]

Interestingly, since you mentioned that they have the "beginnings of a marine living monitor lizard", the giant Mosasaurus is considered to belong to a sister clade to monitor lizards. There is a bit of debate about whether they are actually closer to monitor lizards or snakes however they still likely all shared a common ancestor. So if these little guys were given a few million years they could return to the ocean as giants.

[@WickedWildlife]

It’s an amazing thought!

[@philmenzies2477]

And the mangrove, (in which these monitors live), deal with the excess salt in their systems by excreting it through their leaves. 😎 Great video mate.

[@DasAntiNaziBroetchen]

What a cute little guy.

[@bazkeen]

Great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@AKAFUBU1]

Very cool info 👍

[@sparda_yt140]

i agree between the mangrove and argus are my top picks for monitors in the beauty competition 😂

[@drblack66]

What was the name of the reptile mob you're at there please mate? Also.... What's our smallest monitor in Aus?

[@josephkaneaster1053]

I've got 1, then a nile monitor I love monitors ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@isaacfunez9234]

How old is that monitor you have there my friend?

[@Luckyboy-bj5pq]

Amazing thanks

[@ianparkinson7039]

Stunning monitor Nick

[@haydenstewart3532]

❤

[@RWAlan346]

So cool

[@NoLandMandi]

why the call monitor lizards?

[@DasAntiNaziBroetchen]

They look around (monitor).

[@carloss3809]

Wicked animal

[@cpaul562]

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