a huge monitor, among hundreds of its kind, roaming the ground of sapi island scavenging for food. and this is not a komodo dragon. off the coast of kota kinabalu, june 2011.
the location:
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nitzus 
Well captured! 🙂
thank you chillbrook!
Damn big guys and scary , reminds me of dinosaur era
Great pic my friend
Emu
thank you grandad ian :), he ‘s a distant cousin of aussie’s goanna.
Awesome shot!!
many thanks cindy.
Looks scary!
It is dangerous?
their tails and jaws are quite powerful. obviously you don’t want to pet him on the head (or any body parts), just marvel him from a safe distant. 🙂
NOT like the friendly pig? This guy is not wagging his tail because he likes you! Great photo of him.
thanks george. i was advised by the local caterer that fed him leftovers not to get too close to him especially his jaw and his deadly tail. he even showed me a scar near his thumb of being bitten by one of those beasts! scary ain’t it.
I would imagine that if the Monitor has even a quarter of the strength and speed of a Komodo Dragon he’s best appreciated from a *very* safe distance! But what a fantastic beast!! Great shot of him.
he is, but a bit spoilt and bloated by the food leftovers from the tour caterers. i was only 5 meters from him when i took the photo but you still need some space inbetween.
Not the most friendly looking creature, but what fascinating texture.
and some are salivating at the idea of an exotic cuisine. thank god they are protected. 🙂