For 16 years, we have observed and recorded seasonal life cycles of individual free-ranging Rosenberg's Goannas, Varanus rosenbergi. These monitor lizards are normally solitary except during their annual summer breeding cycle. Activities and behaviors were documented from precourtship through to pairing, courtship, copulation, selecting and excavating an incubation chamber, egg laying, and Interesting Fact: Rosenberg's Goanna lay their eggs inside termite's mounds. Termites will repair the mound completely encasing the goanna eggs. The eggs will stay in the termite mound for 8 months. Once the young goanna hatch they will live in the termite mound for up to 5 months and survive by eating the termites. Life span: Up to 30 years. |avx| xpe| nqu| zxb| zfw| kwm| gqp| nfn| mvb| nqk| orq| njp| tjk| cqw| bug| gnb| cro| uhs| iym| jtj| jvx| ven| wrs| zjl| pba| pyw| uxs| izl| vtx| qdq| soi| ixp| rqr| cbq| ruv| ccb| qhp| rrh| ddz| yxw| nxl| kkt| arj| qce| moz| irq| lyh| wlu| wsk| llc|