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Goose · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:29 am Post subject: monitor on ray mears

Did anyone see the monitor that was caught an eaten by native australians on Ray Mears new show on BBC2 tonight? It really was a beautiful lizard, think it might of been a water monitor but my knowledge in this area is sadly lacking. Was slightly saddened to see it end up on the cooking fire but I guess Id much rather see people eating wild monitor lizard than almost any meat available in British supermarkets.

Tom

Scott W · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:52 am Post subject:

Hi Tom,

I didn't see them catch it but did see it on the fire, wouldn't of been a water monitor but I couldn't tell what it actually was. The camera crew all said it tasted like fish or chicken.
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Goose · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:12 am Post subject:

it was dark olive all over and caught in a freshwater swamp. about four foot long, any ideas?

crocdoc · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:15 am Post subject:

Varanus mertensi

(nice description - you made it easy!)

Goose · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:34 am Post subject:

nice one

Mememe · Site Moderator Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 2141

I saw it, very nice lizard.

Shame, but as you say, better then battery hens
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Peter Parrot · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:46 pm Post subject:

As frustrating as it is for us to see the animal being eaten, I get as much satisfaction in a different way of seeing indigenous people living the way that they have the right too. I might be wrong but I think that there are areas of Australia now that only Aboriginal families have the rights of access to. Long may it continue.
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Goose · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:04 am Post subject:

they are allowed to hunt several species that are protected by australian law I think, like sea turtles and dugong. I would certainly wouldnt turn my nose up at monitor lizard, just as I wouldnt at rabbit which is a far more common pet.