A juvenile Water or Nile Monitor basks in the sunshine next to the Ruaha River. It will grow to two meters in length and be Africa's largest lizard. a

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A juvenile Water or Nile Monitor basks in the sunshine next to the Ruaha River. It will grow to two meters in length and be Africa's largest lizard. and a formidable and intelligent predator

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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