Perenties are such a kind of beautiful animals, their stare always resemble some kinds of sadness and wisdom. Also they are sleek and elegant, unlike komodos and water monitors which look bulky and clumsy.
Wang Ruoxu they are only slow and clumsy when they are kept in enclosures that are to small and not given enough exercise. Unlike other reptiles monitor lizards require plenty of exercise in order to maintain healthy body proportions, fitness and mobility, also a lot of captive monitors are also way over fed! Just watch a video of a Komodo running down a deer and you will see just how quick a wild Komodo can sprint over a short distance! Having said this you are correct perenties do have a look of sleekness and athletism that is unmatched by other large monitors.
monitors sure are clever enough, to be confident! that wild lizard didnt care much about a human coming close, and good ol mr. attenborough is respectfull enough, not to bug it. =)
+Cuda FX Although he is close, it's a clever camera angle that makes him look far closer than he actually is. If he was within 2 meters of him (as it appears in the video) the monitor would most likely of whipped him with his tail.
One of my oldest memories (I was four years old at the time) is of a Perentie. I was playing in the dirt when a Perentie walked past it was so close I could touch it. me and my family live in remote Australia.
I saw one in front of my house and I almost shit my pants, didn’t know wtf it was. I just wanted to go to woollies to buy ice cream and boom it was there.
They are real and they are prominent through out the interior, north and north west of western australia, commonly known as Race Horse Goanna or Bungarra to the Wongatha people of the South West Desert Region, they are closely related to the Komodo Dragon in Indonesia, stunning creatures to watch, but u dont want to be chased by one, they are fast
Not even 1% interested in the Wongatha people who capture & torture & kill & eat these beautifully monitor lizards . White man need stop revering & honouring the bullshit of these savages.
KAMIKAZE 619 theres a monitor lizard documentary you can find on youtube if you are interested, they talk about their intelligence throughout, the perentie was recorded to be smart enough to memorize on pinpoint their hunting territory, they can remember the best trails and the best runways as well, truly intelligent!
@Jason Berryman if not smarter than dogs, and believe it or not, more trainable (depending on the monitor) than dogs because they're more food motivated. You can teach a juvie monitor a neat trick in a few minutes with just food (including hand and vocal commands which could take a few days to a week), whilst a puppy ranging from 5 weeks, to 6 months old can take a long time to train. I know from experiences and watching some vids, its fascinating.
First Heard Of The Perentie On In The Wild With Harry Butler About 40 Years Ago! He Was Almost Outrun By One On Barrow Island Western Australia in 1976 Also Came Across Another In A Cave Near The Canning Stock Route Also In Western Australia!😀🧔🦎🏜️🇦🇺
I remember around 2006 driving from Karratha to Coral Bay in Western Australia, literally saw over 100 dead Perenties on the road and most were 2 meters
@armytaskforce11x Monitor lizards are group of closely related lizards it's not just one specie. Komodo dragons and the extinct Megalania belong to this Monitor lizard group.
I already said you can't find them outside Australia, so I'm aware of that. I have actually looked into obtaining a perentie monitor, and as you said, they just aren't available. A few zoos have them, and that's it.
I get what you mean. I wish I had a few in my property if I lived in Australia to get red if and venomous snakes. But than again 8 foot perenties would be pretty scary to see about as well. But they are gorgeous with what can only be aborigine artwork-patterned skin
Well, it's been shown in experiments that monitor lizards can understand the concept of counting objects, and the idea of less or more. In the wild, they will actually patrol roadsides in search of roadkill, take advantage of disasters like grass fires to prey on fleeing/injured animals, and use strategy when hunting-such as climbing a fruiting tree and waiting for parrots or other birds to come. They're probably just a little less intelligent than rats, in my opinion.
I was taking a leak once when I was younger turned around after I was done and one of these bad hombres was chillin right next to me peering into my god damn soul I never ran so fast in my life the thing was huge was definitely longer than me Beautiful beast but.
I once woke up while out on a solo camping trip and found a dead log had collapsed my tent and was on top of me - in those days I was a VERY heavy sleeper and could sleep through a bomb. I vaguely shifted under the weight, only to notice the 'log' moving - I woke up like a shot and bolted to the other side of my tent! Thinking someone was screwing with me I grabbed my hunting knife and jumped out, ready to take on all comers, and came face to face with a huge goanna that had decided to lie on top of me for my body heat! It took off like a bat out of hell, which was just as well, as it was huge! I stayed in that spot for a couple of days due to rain, and every morning I'd wake up, look out through the mesh of my tent, and there would be the goanna, looking in at me. :) As for taking a piss, I once did the same all over a bush, and half way through a brown snake snuck out from where I'd been pissing all over it, and made its was past my right leg - I just froze until it had gone past me.
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"Welcome to Jurassic Park"....said the other Attenborough.
Truly the cheetah of the monitor family
Cheetah of the entire reptile reptile,infact the fastest reptile
Perenties are such a kind of beautiful animals, their stare always resemble some kinds of sadness and wisdom. Also they are sleek and elegant, unlike komodos and water monitors which look bulky and clumsy.
nicely said. while i love komodos and waters, there's just something about the perentie that has a great appeal. a very unique animal indeed
Wang Ruoxu they are only slow and clumsy when they are kept in enclosures that are to small and not given enough exercise. Unlike other reptiles monitor lizards require plenty of exercise in order to maintain healthy body proportions, fitness and mobility, also a lot of captive monitors are also way over fed! Just watch a video of a Komodo running down a deer and you will see just how quick a wild Komodo can sprint over a short distance! Having said this you are correct perenties do have a look of sleekness and athletism that is unmatched by other large monitors.
Water Monitors are not slow...
@@The_Superpack not that much slow but still slow
It's not sad. It's hungry.
David Attenborough is a true legend!
Bradyz4 The best, with Marty Stauffer coming in second. Nature, and Wild America were my favorite shows many moons ago😏
@V A why?
Been watching him for years, no homo
Their ability to continue breathing while running at these speeds make them excellent predators for these invasive rabbits
In Australia: Lizard outruns you!
Emus that outran machine-guns during the emu war: Am I a jock to you ?
On youtube we comment on your comment
@@christosgiannopoulos828 a jock?... Yes
Go Anna Go!
Komodos are the only monitors known to actually pursue and attack people so hes quite safe.
"He's a vicious bastard" Harry Redknapp
the people who disliked this video are rabbits!
Sandy Bad-Molars Gonzalez then why did you say people?
Yes, and they also deserve to be run down, killed and devoured.
Sandy Bad-Molars Gonzalez i disliked bc I’m a rabbit
A 9 year old comment, holy crap.
Don't Insult Rabbits!😡🐰🐇
monitors sure are clever enough, to be confident! that wild lizard didnt care much about a human coming close, and good ol mr. attenborough is respectfull enough, not to bug it. =)
+Cuda FX Although he is close, it's a clever camera angle that makes him look far closer than he actually is. If he was within 2 meters of him (as it appears in the video) the monitor would most likely of whipped him with his tail.
It could have been used to humans. Animal's sometimes get too used to human presence.
Beautiful dinosaurs
Seen plenty of these over here in Western Australia. When you get close to them, their breathing sounds truly terrifying
Who else just loves how those things run?
Me
My favourite monitor and animal, such a beautiful animal 💖
This perentie would know how to make a grand entrance. Very cool creature to actually see & possibly touch.
Rabbit being chase by a huge dinosaur.
They remind me of raptors...and dragons! Its something about their faces as well! So stunning!
Smaug's head shape in the P.J. movie was highly based on monitors
Have you ever seen a “raptor” ?
@@jimcrawford5039 only in movies and documentaries lol
One of my oldest memories (I was four years old at the time) is of a Perentie. I was playing in the dirt when a Perentie walked past it was so close I could touch it. me and my family live in remote Australia.
I saw this on my dvd Life in Cold Blood last night. David is very informational.
The Roadrunner Ain't got nothing on This Monitor Lizard.
It looks just like a dinosaur
That’s called a Bangarra
Perentie is like a Komodo dragon of Australia
Komodo dragons used to live in Australia. We're trying to get them reintroduced.
I saw one in front of my house and I almost shit my pants, didn’t know wtf it was. I just wanted to go to woollies to buy ice cream and boom it was there.
@@giancarlofrancese1441 🤣
They are real and they are prominent through out the interior, north and north west of western australia, commonly known as Race Horse Goanna or Bungarra to the Wongatha people of the South West Desert Region, they are closely related to the Komodo Dragon in Indonesia, stunning creatures to watch, but u dont want to be chased by one, they are fast
Not even 1% interested in the Wongatha people who capture & torture & kill & eat these beautifully monitor lizards .
White man need stop revering & honouring the bullshit of these savages.
Probably my favourite lizard 🦎
that is so fucking awesome to think they have different muscles from breathing from your average mammal
Native predator: 1
Foreign invader: 0
And that is one of the smartest predators of all time as well.
For reptiles you mean
How smart they can get?
KAMIKAZE 619 theres a monitor lizard documentary you can find on youtube if you are interested, they talk about their intelligence throughout, the perentie was recorded to be smart enough to memorize on pinpoint their hunting territory, they can remember the best trails and the best runways as well, truly intelligent!
@Jason Berryman if not smarter than dogs, and believe it or not, more trainable (depending on the monitor) than dogs because they're more food motivated. You can teach a juvie monitor a neat trick in a few minutes with just food (including hand and vocal commands which could take a few days to a week), whilst a puppy ranging from 5 weeks, to 6 months old can take a long time to train. I know from experiences and watching some vids, its fascinating.
@@kamikaze6198 they are smart , I seen one yesterday with a newspaper doing crosswords
beautiful lizard
I never knew this was why reptiles rarely run long distances...
Mind warehouse made a video talking about these's in a top 10, but insteed of showing these animals he showed a Komodo dragon
Now thats a velociraptor
First Heard Of The Perentie On In The Wild With Harry Butler About 40 Years Ago! He Was Almost Outrun By One On Barrow Island Western Australia in 1976 Also Came Across Another In A Cave Near The Canning Stock Route Also In Western Australia!😀🧔🦎🏜️🇦🇺
THAT IS A TYRANOSAURUS REX! THAT IS A DINOSAUR!
Beautiful... and terrifying!!
It reminds me of a raptor from Jurassic Park!
Holy fuck this things in Australia! I'm Australian and never even knew.
SealAngel probably because you don't live in the outback mate
awww i love his lil eyes!
anyone else come here from isaac butterfield?
Yes
yup
yeah, I came for the komodos
yup me
Yep
I remember around 2006 driving from Karratha to Coral Bay in Western Australia, literally saw over 100 dead Perenties on the road and most were 2 meters
Correction, they're known to grow a bit over 2 metres long.
Upto 2.4 metees, that's 8 feet long.
thats the mean pet from that australian disney movie with the two little mice and the albatros and the huge eagle and the blond 10yearold kid
Even the animals don't f**k with Attenborough. Easily the most loved man in the world!!
worlds most awesome monitor , i love them
just saw your comment from 9 years ago, I don’t know you or where you are now, but I hope you are well
Now known to be venomous.
what an awesome animal!!
One of these lizards appear in the Australian film Napoleon
thks jct
1:04 Run... run and don't look back!
Of course it has to bloody well inhabit the same continent I do. I wonder how much flights to New Zealand are going for these days
Like a modern-day dinosaur in the land down under.
Hey it's a Deathclaw.
You stepped on the wrong trail, I swear.
at 0:26 makes me feel like saying dont move his vision is based on movement
that old guy ftw!
@MjXllcommando I'm a reptile fan and we watched it when high with friends...about 5 words were spoken like "dude" and "oh shit", "no way" etc...
They have a build in turbo in their necks
What an awesome monitor lizard from Australia I think the perentie is the most amazing
Of any reptiles 🦎 from the continent that and the thorny devil
Clever girl...
Which jurassic park is this one ?
Fucking awesome creature
oh heeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllll noooo
Why are they not introduced tp parts of Australia where there are mice problems in Australia ?.
Oh man that thing is so fucking cool! I want one
i'm in love
not by that much, komodo dragons CAN get very big, but usually are like this size
Expect as much.
Must be a Perentie Goanna to be precise! Leaping Ophiacodon!🐊
No documentary is complete if Sir David isn't part of it.
Ssssooooooooooooooooo ccuuttee!!!!
@armytaskforce11x Monitor lizards are group of closely related lizards it's not just one specie. Komodo dragons and the extinct Megalania belong to this Monitor lizard group.
It's a damn shame you can't find these guys outside of Australia. I would love to have a pet perentie.
I already said you can't find them outside Australia, so I'm aware of that. I have actually looked into obtaining a perentie monitor, and as you said, they just aren't available. A few zoos have them, and that's it.
I get what you mean. I wish I had a few in my property if I lived in Australia to get red if and venomous snakes. But than again 8 foot perenties would be pretty scary to see about as well. But they are gorgeous with what can only be aborigine artwork-patterned skin
How did Attenborough get so close to it?
Right? Was there a piece of glass or something inbetween?
Long live the lizard kings!
How many of you feel like you'dd rather be a certain animal sometimes?
his head got stabilizer...
Fav lizard of all time wish I could have one as a pet
I like Lizards.
yep thats true
They get comfortably over 2m though
Well, it's been shown in experiments that monitor lizards can understand the concept of counting objects, and the idea of less or more. In the wild, they will actually patrol roadsides in search of roadkill, take advantage of disasters like grass fires to prey on fleeing/injured animals, and use strategy when hunting-such as climbing a fruiting tree and waiting for parrots or other birds to come. They're probably just a little less intelligent than rats, in my opinion.
So rats sounds pretty smart then?
Yes, rats are extremely clever!
Monitors are much smarter than rats. In fact, they are even smarter than many primates.
What's this documentary called
It can grow to over 8 feet what is this guy on
@usenetposts I've heard that therapod dinosaurs breathed like birds with air sacs
I was taking a leak once when I was younger turned around after I was done and one of these bad hombres was chillin right next to me peering into my god damn soul I never ran so fast in my life the thing was huge was definitely longer than me Beautiful beast but.
I once woke up while out on a solo camping trip and found a dead log had collapsed my tent and was on top of me - in those days I was a VERY heavy sleeper and could sleep through a bomb. I vaguely shifted under the weight, only to notice the 'log' moving - I woke up like a shot and bolted to the other side of my tent! Thinking someone was screwing with me I grabbed my hunting knife and jumped out, ready to take on all comers, and came face to face with a huge goanna that had decided to lie on top of me for my body heat! It took off like a bat out of hell, which was just as well, as it was huge! I stayed in that spot for a couple of days due to rain, and every morning I'd wake up, look out through the mesh of my tent, and there would be the goanna, looking in at me. :)
As for taking a piss, I once did the same all over a bush, and half way through a brown snake snuck out from where I'd been pissing all over it, and made its was past my right leg - I just froze until it had gone past me.
I want one!
All I want to know about the Perente 🦎 is:
"Does it have a strong acquired taste for BBQ pork brisket heavy on the sauce, much like myself?"
In the next life I want to be a Monitor or Komodo.
A Komodo is a monitor
Boss my new favorite animal
1:04 COME AT ME BRO
Pete ties
I wish I had a tongue like that.
:( poor bunny
2 meters would be around 6.5ft
being cold blooded aint that bad. Sometimes it's better.
wow
perentie monitor Totally cute. It's plump, but the price for an Australian species is 450 million won.
If you are ever in outback Australia and one of these beauties runs up your leg like you are a tree. Lay down flat on the ground. It will move along.
Ganyan kalaki- pedeng pulutan para sa buong barrio.
Who came here because of Napoleon?