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Re: what do monitor lizards monitor?

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Subject: Re: what do monitor lizards monitor?
From: Sara Burch <sara@burch.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 20:09:51 -0400
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Copperhead wrote:

> Monitor ..... 3 also _monitor lizard_ (so called from the belief that such
> lizards give warning of the presence of crocodiles)....
> 
> Agkistrodon

In egypt, Nile river monitors usually signify that the Nile Crocodile is
nearby. They prey on baby crocodiles and croc eggs, so they hang around
crocs. So says the infamous Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin.

Sara Burch
sara@burch

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