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askdrzinasia · 11 months

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Hangin' out with my buddy on a sunny day

Come on, we all have a that friend that really is half dragon and a bit scary, but still nice to hang out with on a hot day.

This couple really did not much out of the day. The Turtle kept his toes in the water, and as I was walking by several times, the large Water Monitor only changed the position of his snout. Something smelly, but not interesting enough to do something else.

Opportunistic and wide spread

The Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) is a large varanid lizard native to Southeast and South Asia. It is common from the coastal eastern India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Mainland SEA, southern China and Indonesia.

The monitors is highly opportunistic when choosing habitats, and it is semiaquatic. Meaning they are able to live near or in human habitats were there easy access to large water sources. Like Bangkok in Thailand, were I have seen several of theses varanids near the many rivers and channels in that city. Not very large ones, but maybe just under a meter length including their tails.

Moving and smelling the air, crossing the giraffe compound in Dusit Zoo. This one appx 80 cm long.

These animals reach breeding maturity when they are about 40 cm long and a weight of 1 kilo for males, and 50 cm for females. They normally grows up to 2 meter, but there are one specimen in Sri Lanka which reached 3,21 meter. The weight is a moderate appx 20 kg. But the max weight is over 50 kilo.

Their size and weight is second only to the Komodo Dragon lizards.

They are top-level predators, only natural enemies are crocodiles and humans. They eat a huge variation of food, from fish and rodents to human garbage and domesticated cats and dogs. They are not considered a direct danger for humans, but they may bite if cornered. Varanid bites are filled with oral bacterias that can lead to serious infections. And some of the variants may have venom glands.

Edible and skinned

It is an edible animal, hunted and served as a delicious source of protein in several South East Asian cuisines and in India. Globally, their skins are traded in millions for different type of leatherware products. It is not considered threaten. But habitats are threaten by loss and fragmentation.

No idea of a possible future as shoes and handbags.

The Red eared slider Terrapin turtle are not native to South East Asia at all, it origins in North America in Southeast around Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico. It is consider one of the worst invasive species in the world, being spread as a pet release or escapees. They are spread all over the Eurasian continent, from Scotland and Russia to South east Asia, the Pacific and Zealandia.

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bosspisit-blog · 5 years

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Last Day at Disit Zoo, Bangkok

#kodak colorplus 200 #bosstography #dusitzoo

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tieataopoon · 6 years

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#ปิดตำนานเขาดิน #เขาดิน #khaodin #monkey #alone #animal #zoo #life #wild #nature #natural #dusitzoo #tieataopoon #UKFOTO (at สวนสัตว์ดุสิต Dusit Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmv6gEUDjk5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17uu33m0isr6x

#ปิดตำนานเขาดิน #เขาดิน #khaodin #monkey #alone #animal #zoo #life #wild #nature #natural #dusitzoo #tieataopoon #ukfoto

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kneszy · 6 years

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Marriage life 🙄 #DusitZoo #BigCat

#bigcat #dusitzoo

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mmmmmilkyway-blog · 7 years

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boupamdoo · 6 years

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😽 น่าย้ากกกก >3< 📷 : บิว #batearedfox #dusitzoo #bkk

#bkk #dusitzoo #batearedfox

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angkritgallery · 6 years

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นั่งดูนกยูงที่ #เขาดิน Looking at the peacock with my sisters (~1978) #dusitzoo (at สวนสัตว์ดุสิต Dusit Zoo)

#เขาดิน #dusitzoo

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surfmeupbeforeyougo · 6 years

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Bangkok Vice II

#bangkok #dusitzoo #junglecity #thailand #asia #argentic photography #fruits #mushrooms

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miraileeml · 6 years

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バンコクの旅行パート1 - 動物園に見物しました！とてもかこいいなな！ 🐐🐴🐨🐒 #タイ #バンコク #かこいい #dusitzoo #2017 #ライオンとウサギ #コアラ #山羊 #馬 #猿 #ペンギン #フラミンゴの鳥 #鹿 (at สวนสัตว์ดุสิต Dusit Zoo)

#dusitzoo #馬 #ペンギン #タイ #バンコク #フラミンゴの鳥 #山羊 #かこいい #ライオンとウサギ #コアラ #2017 #鹿 #猿

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askdrzinasia · 11 months

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Considering the veggie option

I find myself doing this more and more frequently. A smart and easy way for health and environment to improve is to increase the amount of vegetables and fruits in the daily diet.

The Black-crowned/Black-capped Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is a medium sized heron, a bit more stocky design than other herons and egrets. It is found in most of the world, except from the coldest areas and in Zealandia and Australia. It prefer fresh and salt-water wetlands.

They feed on small fish, insects, small mammals and birds, frogs and crustaceans. Night herons are among the herons using tools, they use bait to lure prey into striking distance.

Flexible approach

The adult birds are appx 65 cm long, and weighs in around 800 gram. The male version is normally slightly larger than the female, but otherwise they look similar.

In resting pose, they look huddled and hunched. But this fellow, looking for food, has its neck stretched as they do when hunting. Their plumage is white/grey on adult, while younger specimens have a more brown colouring.

Photos of the bird from different areas looks like the night heron is a bird dressed for the occasions, with slight variations in colours.

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notesfromasmallworld · 3 years

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The yin-yang balance of a mother and childs love A sweet and tender moment where a squirrel monkey child embraces its mother, and in turn are embraced by mommy's tail. Showing a lot of strength and vulnerability. A handful The Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) is a small size monkey, getting its name from the similarity of the tail and the movements of forest squirrels. Body length is about 32 cm long, and the tail is normally slightly longer. The weight is appx 1 kilo as grown up. The main colours are grey and brown fur, but their tail tip and face are normally black. Their chest down to the tail are yellow coloured. Squirrel Monkeys are herd animals. A group usually consists of 20-30 monkeys. They spend most of their life in trees, are considered peaceful and docile, and easy adapts to new environments. May explain why they are considered to be "least concerned" in threat status. But deforestation and catching for pet trade and medical research may change that. Fruits and insects are their primary diet, and in captivity they are also fed vegetables. South American origin These monkeys are originally from northern part of South America, in the nations we today call Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana. There are 3 or 4 species of Squirrel Monkeys, belonging to different other parts of South America. Those found in Dusit Zoo, and later spread out to other zoos in Thailand all came from South Africa, according to the information provided from the Thailand Zoo-homepage. #motherhood #motherlove #encircled #circleoflife #bangkokzoo #lostforever #2018 #safe #care #love #child #squirrelmonkey #Saimiri #sciureus #2011CE #bangkok #thailand #lastchancetosee #dusit #zoo #dusitzoo (ved Dusit Zoo, Bangkok, Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHvQ3BZJ5Aj/?igshid=pmu5mmil7n5l

#motherhood #motherlove #encircled #circleoflife #bangkokzoo #lostforever #2018 #safe #care #love #child #squirrelmonkey #saimiri #sciureus #2011CE bangkok thailand lastchancetosee dusit zoo dusitzoo

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tieataopoon · 6 years

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#ปิดตำนานเขาดิน #เขาดิน #khaodin #monkey #alone #animal #zoo #life #wild #nature #natural #dusitzoo #tieataopoon #UKFOTO https://www.instagram.com/p/BmuWZsujojm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3xe24t3o2rs3

#ปิดตำนานเขาดิน #เขาดิน #khaodin #monkey #alone #animal #zoo #life #wild #nature #natural #dusitzoo #tieataopoon #ukfoto

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kneszy · 6 years

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#me #animals #dusitzoo #thailand

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mmmmmilkyway-blog · 7 years

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mannonr · 6 years

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เก็บความทรงจำไว้ในใจเด็กน้อย โตขึ้นจะได้คุยได้ว่าเกิดทันนะจ๊ะ #เขาดินวนา #สวนสัตว์ดุสิต #dusitzoo https://www.instagram.com/p/BnG5_7CHU7I/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1anwrm42r0zui

#เขาดินวนา #สวนสัตว์ดุสิต #dusitzoo

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boupamdoo · 7 years

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🐪🍃 สูงมากกกกกกก 😍 . #giraffe #giraffes #dusitzoo #zoo #bangkokzoo #dusitzoobangkok #twogiraffes #justthetwoofus #thelovers #animallover #animallovers #zoolovers #zoolover #bkk #bangkok #thailand #longneck #longnecks #cutie #cuteness #cutest #cutiepie #ilovethem #mademesmile #vsco #vscocam #yesterday #beautifulcreatures #beautifulcreature (at สวนสัตว์ดุสิต Dusit Zoo)

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