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27 thoughts on “Rock Monitor”
perdebytjie June 13, 2019 at 6:31 am
Ek het eendag gesien hoe ‘n nuuskierige leeuwelpie met daardie stert geslaan word toe hy aan die likkewaan ruik.Die groot leeus in die trop het die likkewaan geïgnoreer, beslis uit ervaring! Daardie nuuskierige een het omtrent ‘n agteroor bollemakiesie gemaak van skrik. Ons het so gelag. Jou foto’s is weereens pragtig, Dries!
de Wets Wild Post author June 13, 2019 at 7:23 am
Sjoe, Dina, dis nou iets om te sien en nooit te vergeet nie! Klink asof die leeutjie darem lig daarvan afgekom het – daardie stert kan lelik seer maak as hy raak slaan!
naturebackin June 11, 2019 at 10:28 pm
Fantastic photos Dries. It really does seem to have such a primaeval quality.
de Wets Wild Post author June 12, 2019 at 4:23 am
Thanks again, Carol. I don’t normally like using the word “beast” for animals, but somehow it seems to fit this guy perfectly.
Yes it does, and also somehow sounds like a compliment.
rondomtaliedraai June 11, 2019 at 6:24 pm
Nee dankie … ek vat hom maar verby
de Wets Wild Post author June 11, 2019 at 6:27 pm
Hulle maak maar slegte troeteldiere! 😀
rondomtaliedraai June 11, 2019 at 6:32 pm
Anne June 11, 2019 at 4:13 pm
It is always a joy to see these creatures.
de Wets Wild Post author June 11, 2019 at 5:02 pm
Agreed, Anne! They seem so purposeful in their habits, and very dragon-like when you see them at their level.
petrujviljoen June 11, 2019 at 9:51 am
Na die muishond nou die aand begin ek aandag gee aan spore. Mongoose beteken blykbaar ‘tracker’. Kan dalk so agterkom of die likkewaan hierbo in die omtrek is of nie. My pa en ek het een keer ‘n likkewaan weggelei, of probeer weglei, van die plaashuis en omliggende werkershuise af. Daar’s blykbaar ‘n bygeloof oor hulle maar kan nie nou onthou wat dit is nie.
de Wets Wild Post author June 11, 2019 at 10:17 am
Ek kan dink dat likkewane nogal aangetrek sal word deur opstalle op plase – met die dat daar gewoonlik baie pluimvee en ander kleiner prooi beskikbaar is.
Ek het egter niks raakgelees oor bygelowe wat likkewane raak of bedreig nie. Hulle word wel van tyd tot tyd gesmokkel as eksotiese troeteldiere.
petrujviljoen June 11, 2019 at 11:33 am
Dis wat my pa gesê het. Kan eintlik nie nou ordentlik onthou nie.
de Wets Wild Post author June 11, 2019 at 12:31 pm
Sal graag wil hoor wat jou Pa daaroor se.
Al wat Google eintlik daaroor oplewer is n bygeloof uit Uganda dat likkewaan bloed HIV/Vigs kan genees, as Wikipedia geglo kan word: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_monitor#Folklore
petrujviljoen June 11, 2019 at 4:01 pm
My pa kan ongelukkig nie meer vir ons sê nie Dries. Dit sou gister sy verjaarsdag gewees het … al tien jaar …
de Wets Wild Post author June 11, 2019 at 4:58 pm
Jammer, Petru. Mens onthou hom altyd asof dit net gister was en asof hy enige tyd weer deur die deur gaan kom. My eie Pa al amper 13 jaar gelede oorlede en elke nou-en-dan vang ek myself nogsteeds dat ek dink ek moet onthou om hom dit-of-dat te vertel wanneer ek hom sien.
petrujviljoen June 11, 2019 at 6:05 pm
montucky June 11, 2019 at 4:26 am
Now that’s a very serious lizard!
de Wets Wild Post author June 11, 2019 at 4:27 am
Yep, the stuff of nightmares – especially if you are small enough to be on its menu!
sedge808 June 11, 2019 at 3:23 am
i love the forked tongue
de Wets Wild Post author June 11, 2019 at 4:19 am
They’re quite intimidating, Gavin!
Julz.......artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer June 11, 2019 at 1:34 am
these guys are such fun to watch
Australia of course has no shortage of monitors!
Julz.......artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer June 11, 2019 at 4:32 am
Well up north, not too many down south where we are
de Wets Wild Post author June 11, 2019 at 4:33 am
Naturally so, Julie, or because the south coast is the part of Australia that’s most inhabited by humans?
Julz.......artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer June 11, 2019 at 5:06 am
Well there is that too but it gets quite cold
de Wets Wild Post author June 11, 2019 at 6:00 am
Interesting, thanks Julie!