Tuesday, February 24, 2009

24 feb 09

Some hamsters only blink one eye at a time.

What is a Goanna Early white settlers saw these creaturers and thought they were a type of "Iguana" (which is the Guyana Indian name for Lizard) and over the years this word transformed into the present word GOANNA. Goanna's are in reality"Monitor Lizards" of which Australia has 20 of the 30 species found worldwide. One of the most common Goannas in Australia is the SAND MONITOR .

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