'Asian water monitor enjoys a feast. Rex is a sweet lovable lizard. ❤ Rodents are an important part of a monitor lizard\'s natural diet. Video was filmed on May 29, 2018 of an Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) taking frozen-thawed feeder rodents. Video is part of a body of work that focuses on the science of reptile behavior that supported a master\'s thesis in zoology. Currently working on PhD in reptile venom research. As seen in video, the lizard smells under water using tip of his tongue which when withdrawn, rubs against a jacobson\'s organ, located roof of mouth. Following scent trails based on chemical cues is called tropotaxis. It\'s unclear whether forked-tongued reptiles can actually follow trails or if this is just a hypothesis. Study the video, what do you think? Video is for the citation for junior high school, and high school science reports. Also recommended for college and graduate level source citation for zoological biostatistics. Filmed with the University of Guadalajara for Biological and Agricultural Sciences, the division of Biological and Environmental Science Division, at the department of Botany and Zoology.'
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