#crocodile monitor

[animalphotorefs]

Quickly boosting the repository's Patreon! This is where the magic happens (aka where you get sneak peeks of upcoming photos, plus exclusive videos)!

The art reference project is run entirely on donations. Contributions from users like you make it so I can continue expanding the species and photosets.

Here's a quick cost breakdown of my recent day-trip to go add newborn elephant photos to the repository:

Gas - $75

Camera lens rental - $45 (needed for specific building/lighting conditions)

Zoo ticket - $26

Parking - $10

Food - none, brought it with me

Lodging - none, day-trip

Time - 6.5 hours of driving, 6 hours at the zoo

Total: 12.5 hours of time and $156 for day-of trip costs. All covered by one month of support from current Patrons!

What it contributed for site (online soon):

Newborn Asian elephant photos

At least five new species (insects!) for a whole new site category

Nesting behavior in red-billed hornbills

Two new amphibian species

Way better photos of a crocodile monitor than currently on the site

Wing references for California condors in flight!

Harbor seal banana pose, 1-800-r-u-slapping pose, and face/flipper closeups

Some stellar mountain goat shots

Right now the Patreon funds one day trip like this a month, as long as it's within a couple hours drive from my home base. My current goal is for the Patreon to reach maybe... 350 a month? $350 a month would let me travel further afield this summer - driving and car-camping a couple days at a time - to capture species not in human care in the PNW. Can we make it happen? There's a reptile place with over 80 species of snake I'm itching to return to... and baby bongos just begging to be photographed...

Thanks so much to all of my current Patrons! You're literally why I can keep doing this work and running the site.

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Crocodile Monitor (Varanus salvadorii)

(Photo from Smithsonian National Zoo)

Conservation Status- Least Concern

Habitat- New Guinea; Indonesia

Size (Weight/Length)- 20 kg; 2.3 m

Diet- Mammals; Birds; Fish

Cool Facts- The crocodile monitor is the longest lizard in the world, although they are less heavy than the Komodo dragon. Despite their huge size, these monitor lizards spend the majority of their lives in the trees. Their serrated teeth are perfectly adapted for grabbing fast-moving prey, add in their speed and stamina and these tiny dragons can take down deer and pigs. After taking down a large animal, the crocodile monitor hauls its catch into the canopy to eat in peace. Their tails are semi prehensile, although adults are typically too heavy to hang from only their tail. This long tail is also used like a whip against threats and its bite typically causes a severe infection. The crocodile monitor is threatened from illegal poaching for the pet trade, overhunting, and deforestation.

Rating- 11/10 (Masters at sprinting through the treetops.)

[hhhhunty]

Critter Guild

[zomboyfren]

I have not slept all night good luck trying to decipher this one

[lore-of-mobius]

Item Boxes Are Literal

So Item Boxes and Monitors used to store power-up, items, Wisps, among other things are literal. In the IDW Comics during the Zombot Virus Arc Vector takes on and captures a Zombot Charmy with it, this shows they do exist in universe and are not just a gameplay mechanic. Also, you can fish one up in Big's Fishing Sections in Sonic Frontiers. The Fish-O-Pedia makes mention of the fact they are used to store items. Written by Eris

[reginaldubel]

kaiju i envisioned like 2 years ago . his name is krokòdeilos

[snowlupinwoodstories]

Aquatic Reptile Character Poll

Alright so I apologize for not giving enough time on the last poll (I was tired and only gave you all one day as opposed to a week) so I may include another poll at the end. So what kind of aquatic reptile should I write?

@bloobluebloo @standingpillar @doveghost @asordidbarwere @stoneshrike

[vector-the-crocodile]

I don't draw them often, but I do have a Self Insert Sonic OC

It's a blue tree monitor

[rabbitcruiser]

Madagascar! opened on June 20, 2008.

[rxttenfish]

my love for large monitor lizards is basically the same as my love for big cats. i love it when animals get large and all of their features get super chunky and big. one metric ton of Fuck You Animal. why are you so paws.

[guumck]

Monitoringator

[suetravelblog]

Bako National Park Sarawak Malaysia

[cuddles-with-dragons]

currently working up the courage to attempt drawing Mand'alor the Jungle Lizard

[hintze-of-bird]

Update: she called me a skink too.

I’m just a lizard-coded bird, I guess.

(In all seriousness, I’m actually looking into the Varanus genus. Any monitor lizards willing to share their experience? [/genq/nf])

My mum called me a gecko today. I’m glad those are the vibes I’m giving off, but that’s not quite the right reptile.

Unless…

(My squamate kinsiderations have been on the back burner for quite some time. Perhaps this is a sign to explore them a little?)

(Honestly, at this point I might be some kind of ambitherian reptile.)

[nightingale-prompts]

Ghost Haunters-DCxDP prompt

Danny has two YouTube channels about ghosts.

The first is the one he runs with his friends called "Ghost Haunters"

Each episode opens with them picking out a haunted sight and studying the history of the place and the ghost that haunts it. Then they stake out until night and do impromptu food reviews of local restaurants as well as sightseeing.

"Alright we are back at the Gilroy haunted house for the night. You know the drill Tuck is staying in the van to record and monitor the cameras we set up. He'll talk to us through the comms when he can and warn us if something appears. Sam is in charge of all the occult items like the Ouija board for when we want to get the ghosts attention. Val is on cleansing everything with the spiritual items and herbs."

"Actually it's my job to make sure that we don't die with my hunting gear."

"Val, I told you! Nothing that hurts the ghost. We won't to catch it not kill it. Only use the certified safe Fenton tools."

"Fine, fine. But if it does end up being too dangerous I'm shooting it."

"Anyways that leaves me the leader to do my job. I'm gonna punch it! It's my goal to fist-fight every ghost we meet. Tonight I'm going to coat my hands and salt and stone cold stunner this ghost."

The house rattled ominously.

"My challenge was accepted."

Yep, that was the show. Danny aggravates every ghost which leads to wild ghost hunts as the team has to survive the entire night until they manage to catch the ghost.

It was a well-known show and everyone watched the episodes, especially the ones with guests.

Then there was the other channel. It was hosted by Phantom as he travels around the ghost zone documenting the ghost beasts in a crocodile hunter style show.

"Take a look at this. A pack of Banshee wolves. They are hunting a chimera shade. They are natural enemies and it can take an entire pack to take down just one."

"Take a look at these ripe man eating mandrakes. I usually mix these with hexradish, stabbage cabbage and vilregret (vinaigrette) to make cold slaw."

"These Xolo dogs tend to wander in and out of the ghost realm. They make perfect pet for mortals but us ghosts have our own breeds."

Everyone is sure that the videos are not real but an amazing CGI TV show. It's fun ans creative and everyone plays along and rolplays that's it all real and make video suggestions for the future.

There is a part of the fandom that wants both channels to have a crossover but nothing has been confirmed.

Currently, the Wayne household is split on which show is better.

[indizombie]

Acoustic monitoring is a fairly cheap method for detecting the presence of crocodiles in a waterway. It might also be used to gather data on the size of individual crocodiles, their behaviour, and health, according to Dr Potvin. "Maybe a crocodile is making a sound that indicates it's unwell or maybe it's making a sound that indicates that it's really hungry, or there's actually a huge group of them," she says. "If we know what the sounds actually mean, you can go one step beyond [just knowing] there is a crocodile and you can say, 'Well, there's a crocodile and this is what it's experiencing', and potentially use that for conservation, and for management."

Nick Kilvert, ‘Estuarine crocodiles 'talk' to each other. Scientists are learning what they're saying’, ABC