"Last week, an image of a monitor lizard seen outside a New Delhi home went viral on Twitter. The photograph, shared by IPS Officer HGS Dhaliwal, shows off the reptile’s tough exterior and long tail as it walked on a concrete garden verandah.
https://twitter.com/hgsdhaliwalips/status/1281189770752929796
Within hours, thousands of amused users on social media had shared the image and commented on it. Many even contextualised the visual with a Jurassic-Park style storyline of dinosaurs breaking into people’s houses, labelling the home itself ‘Jurassic Niwas’. Others exclaimed that giant lizards roaming freely in the city had cemented their resolve to stay indoors during the lockdown, or in high-rises, for the rest of their lives."
My first for The Wire about why monitor lizards are harmless, as are most of the wild and wonderful creatures we coexist with.
https://science.thewire.in/environment/monitor-lizards-local-ecology-human-animal-coexistence/
https://twitter.com/hgsdhaliwalips/status/1281189770752929796
Within hours, thousands of amused users on social media had shared the image and commented on it. Many even contextualised the visual with a Jurassic-Park style storyline of dinosaurs breaking into people’s houses, labelling the home itself ‘Jurassic Niwas’. Others exclaimed that giant lizards roaming freely in the city had cemented their resolve to stay indoors during the lockdown, or in high-rises, for the rest of their lives."
My first for The Wire about why monitor lizards are harmless, as are most of the wild and wonderful creatures we coexist with.
https://science.thewire.in/environment/monitor-lizards-local-ecology-human-animal-coexistence/
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