A large Nile Monitor lizard rests in the branches of an acacia tree. Largest of the African lizards, they are powerful, opportunistic hunters

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A large Nile Monitor lizard rests in the branches of an acacia tree. Largest of the African lizards, they are powerful, opportunistic hunters of a wide varierty of food as well as scavengers

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Size: 5500px × 3667px
Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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