Posted on 03/14/2017 5:48:09 AM PDT by C19fan
Behaviour[edit]
Perenties are not a common sight in Australia. They generally avoid human contact and will retreat before they are seen. Being able diggers, they can excavate a burrow for shelter in only minutes. Their long claws enable them to easily climb trees. They often stand on their back legs and tail to gain a better view of the surrounding terrain. This behaviour, known as “tripoding”, is quite common in monitor species. Perenties are fast sprinters, and can run using either all four legs or just their hind legs.
Typical of most goannas, the perentie will either freeze (lying flat on the ground, and remaining very still until the danger has passed) or run if detected. If cornered, this powerful carnivore will stand its ground and use its arsenal of claws, teeth, and whip-like tail to defend itself. They inflate their throats and hiss as a defensive or aggressive display, and strike at opponents with their muscular tails. Perenties will also lunge forward with open mouths, either as a bluff or as an attack. The bite of a perentie can do much damage, not only from the teeth, but also because of the oral secretions from their mouths.
Diet[edit]
As a carnivore, the perentie feeds on a wide variety of prey. Though normally active hunters, they hide and ambush prey when the need arises.[citation needed] Depending on their size, they hunt insects, lizards, fish, birds, and small animals such as rats and rabbits. Larger individuals will also hunt large animals, such as small kangaroos, wombats, and even lone dingoes.[citation needed] They have also been known to hunt and eat pets, such as cats and small to medium-sized dogs.[citation needed] A perentie attacks by either biting with its strong jaws or whipping the prey with its long, powerful tail; their tails are so strong, they can easily break a dog’s leg with a single blow.[citation needed] Once they bring their prey down, they shake it to death in their strong jaws and then swallow it whole. They use their tails both offensively and defensively. Cannibalism among perenties has been observed; feces from wild perenties often contains monitor teeth, claws, and other evidence of their cannibalism.
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It’s GORGO!!
Stupid idiots.
Like isn’t a Disney movie.
Do those things eat people?????
Yeah, I forgot, so maybe a knife sheath? I do, however, like exotic boots and holsters...
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