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Perentie

Varanus giganteus

O imenu: British zoologist John Edward Gray first described it in 1845 as Hydrosaurus giganteus, which he called the "gigantic water lizard".1

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Otrovni gušteri

UgriziJede: Meso

Opasnost za ljude: BolnoMože jako boljeti, ali gotovo nikad nije ozbiljno.

The perentie is one of the largest lizards alive, and the largest in Australia. It lives in the dry deserts of the west, centre and north of the country, where it is rarely seen. It is a powerful hunter that eats a wide range of animals, and it is important in many Aboriginal cultures.1

Živi u

Arid desert areas of Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, west of the Great Dividing Range1

Australija i Oceanija

Početna

Perenties live in rocky outcrops and gorges with hard-packed soil and loose stones. They are shy and usually avoid people, so they are rarely seen, especially as much of their range is remote.1

Duljina

2,5 m (8,2 ft)1

Težina

20 kg (44 lb)1

Najveća brzina

oko 18 km/h (11 mph)

Na kopnu, gruba procjena

Što jede?

Perenties are active hunters that mostly eat reptiles, small mammals and sometimes birds. They also scavenge carrion, and adults can kill kangaroos, using their powerful forelimbs and claws to tear off pieces too large to swallow whole.1

Fotografija: Perentie — Perentie. Fotografija: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Kako ga prepoznati

Head and neck are creamy-white with a net-like (reticulated) pattern of black lines and flecks.1
Body is yellow or cream, with brown rosette markings on the back.1
Limbs are dark with white spots.1
Very lean for a large monitor, so much less bulky than a rock monitor of similar length.1

Često se miješa s: Rock monitors can reach a similar length, but they are much bulkier. Perenties are very lean for their size.1

Otrovna snaga

Ugrizi

Otrov izlazi kroz očnjake ili zube kad ugrize.

Što radi njegov otrov kad ugrize ili ubode?

Researchers at the University of Melbourne found in 2005 that monitors may be somewhat venomous, which means they inject mild venom with a bite. A perentie bite can cause swelling within minutes, localised disruption of blood clotting (the blood's ability to clot is affected in the area), and shooting pain up to the elbow that can last several hours.1

Koliko je opasno za ljude?

Opasnost za ljude: BolnoMože jako boljeti, ali gotovo nikad nije ozbiljno.

The bite can do much damage, not only from the teeth but also from the oral secretions.1

Što radi kad se uplaši?

If threatened, a perentie will usually freeze flat on the ground or run away. If cornered, it stands its ground, inflates its throat, hisses, strikes with its tail, and may lunge with its mouth open.1

Ako ugrize

Operi ranu, smiri osobu i potraži liječničku pomoć.

Uvijek prvo nazovi broj za hitne slučajeve (112, 000, 911). Ovo su opće upute za prvu pomoć, a ne liječnički savjet. Osnove prve pomoći

Ostani na sigurnom

Nikad ne diraj, ne hvataj i ne zadirkuj divlju životinju, čak ni malu, i čak ni ako izgleda kao da spava ili je mrtva.
Ostavi joj prostora. Ako je sretneš, ne paniči, polako se odmakni i pusti je da ode svojim putem.
Ako te neka ugrize: ne paniči, miruj, nazovi broj za hitne slučajeve (112, 000, 911) ili brzo idi u bolnicu. Zapamti kako je izgledala, fotografija pomaže.

Ne želi ti ništa loše. Otrov koristi za lov hrane ili za obranu i mnogo bi se radije sakrilo. Više o sigurnosti

Gdje u svijetu?

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Koliko je veliko?

Koliko je dugo?

Koliko je teško?

teško kao 5 kućnih mačaka

dugo kao 2,5 pasa od nosa do repadugo kao 14 banana poredanih u nizumoglo bi pretrčati 100 metara za 20 sekundi (najbržem čovjeku treba 9,6)

Koliko je Perentie velika životinja u usporedbi s TOBOM?

Samo matematika u tvom pregledniku. Ništa se ne sprema niti šalje nikamo.

Koliko je brzo?

Dijete na biciklu oko 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

Perentie oko 18 km/h (11 mph)

Osoba koja sprinta oko 37 km/h (23 mph)

vrijedi znati

Činjenice

Perenties eat other monitor lizards, including a 2 m perentie that was seen killing and eating a 1.5 m one.1

They often stand on their back legs and tail to get a better view, a behaviour called "tripoding".1

Perenties are among the largest living lizards, after the Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor and crocodile monitor.1

Perenties can dig a burrow for shelter in only minutes.1

The species was first named the "gigantic water lizard", even though it lives in dry desert country.1

The perentie has long been important to desert Aboriginal peoples, who ate it as food and used its fat for medicinal and ceremonial purposes.1

Razbijač mitova

Mit: Monitor lizard bites were thought to cause problems only because of infection from bacteria in the animal's mouth.

Istina: Researchers showed that the immediate effects of monitor bites, including swelling and pain, are caused by mild envenomation.1

Za stručnjake za otrove

Znanstveni naziv: Varanus giganteus
Skupina: Otrovni gušteri
Obitelj: Varanidae2
Redoslijed: Squamata
Kontinenti: Australija i Oceanija
Mladunci: The perentie lays its eggs in termite mounds or in the soil.1
Kako mu ide u divljini: Least Concern1
Opasnost za ljude: 2 / 5: Bolno3

Odakle su činjenice

Perentie (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Varanus giganteus (iNaturalist): imena i klasifikacija.
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