Why do monitor lizards hug

While the video was taken about a month ago, the Stomper said that he was only sharing the video with Stomp now as he wants to a more active member. According to the Wild Shores of Singapore's blog , when monitor lizards appear to be hugging, they are in fact wrestling.

They may seem to be in a loving embrace with each other, but are actually hostile and trying to push each other to the ground. The National Parks Board's NParks website states that monitor lizards are mostly carnivorous and can be found in forests, mangrove swamps, and man-made canals. View the discussion thread. Skip to main content. Monitor lizards hug at Sungei Buloh -- but there's more to this 'bromance'.

The year-old said: 'In this particular reserve the monitor lizards grow really big. The pair of monitor lizards appeared to be embracing as they fought with one another in a small clearing. According to the photographer the fight between the two lizards went on for at least 30 minutes. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.

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