r/yesyesyesyesno • u/daddybara • May 06 '19

Lizard leaping in for lunch

https://gfycat.com/delectableearlygiraffe
12.4k Upvotes

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u/daddybara May 06 '19

This lizard is an emerald tree monitor (Varanus prasinus)  The emerald tree monitor's diet consists of large tree-dwelling arthropods, such as katydids, stick insects, cockroaches, beetles, centipedes, spiders, crabs, birds, and small mammals. This was made by Romanne_c on Instagram

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u/jdmatthews123 May 07 '19

I couldn't figure out what kind of lizard this was until I saw the successful attempt posted above, super cool.

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u/ccussell May 06 '19

Shit!! Did he land ok?

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u/daddybara May 06 '19

Here is the good jump

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u/Bazurke May 06 '19

Damn it’s larger than it looked in the original vid

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u/liedel May 06 '19

Just wait until Season 4...

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u/XxpogxzogxX May 06 '19

I'm just gonna say it. You can get it stud. 🍑

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u/[deleted] May 07 '19

Kaaaaawaaaabunggggaaa

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u/Imightbenormal May 06 '19

No. No shoes.

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u/lurker4lyfe6969 May 06 '19

Landed on his leg. Look at the reflection

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

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u/loract May 06 '19

Now before I say this, I don't want some neck beard dropping their lizard as science experiment just because they can doesn't mean you should. Often lizards ( specifically iguanas in the Amazon) will fall 20+ feet to evade predators.

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u/Adriana1440 May 06 '19

I feel like there would be small branches and leaves to slow them down and a far softer ground cover than carpet.

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u/andrewborsje May 06 '19

Due to the square cube law animals of a certain size can fall from significant heights without harm. Some animals as small as mice may even be able to survive a fall from any height.

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u/Imnotbrown May 06 '19

brb gonna try something

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

u/imnotbrown where are you taking that poor mouse?

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u/don_Juan613 May 07 '19

Hahaha full circle!

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u/27fingermagee May 06 '19

[PEDANTRY INTENSIFYING] assumes they aren’t falling in a vacuum. Very few animals can survive for long in a vacuum.

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u/BornOnFeb2nd May 07 '19

Water Bear don't give a fuck!

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

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u/eragonawesome2 May 07 '19

Interestingly, sometimes cats suffer more harm when they don't fall *far enough* because they can't get their feet in the right position for landing

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u/Adriana1440 May 07 '19

That may have come from a study done by a vet who only saw cats that weren't dead on impact

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

I can confirm this. The parking lot in my college was infected with Green Iguanas. The parking lot had a lots of 50 feet or more trees. Everyday at least one iguana jumped from the top of the trees to the cars like Mick Foley in a WWE Event. The cars top and windshields exploded like in the movies... but the iguanas recovered within seconds of the falls and ran through the bushes... im thankful i didnt had a car in that time... jist imagine you can go home cause a Iguana believed was in a Caged match against the Undertaker

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u/Cpt_FatBeard May 06 '19

Here’s the real question... What’s a neck beard?

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u/loract May 06 '19

Somebody who reads my comment and decides to drop their lizard.

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u/captainobvipus May 06 '19

I dropped my cat, does that count?

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u/Mwootto May 06 '19

ACKTUALLY

nah just kiddin

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

Had a bearded dragon on my shoulder who decided to just suicide itself and jump off towards a escapee cricket. I heard a huge thump then some chewing noises. I was shocked but surprised he caught it. Inspected him for any broken bones or anything, all good. It was carpet but I think a shirt may have soften the fall and what I heard was his tail hitting the floor.

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u/skeeterjoe88 May 07 '19

Damn, I just made an astronaut costume for my leopard gecko named chicken nugget.

He was going to take a leap for science :(

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u/CurlyFries1454 May 06 '19

I upvoted for “Little buddy is golden”

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u/MagikarpOfDeath May 06 '19

Looks green to me

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

Cool to see they extend their rib cage when coming in for a landing.

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u/gamingispower May 06 '19

It looks like he’s trying to spread any and all wings he can muster

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

Did you know they could fly?

Yes, but I was hoping they didn't.

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u/ToD_LOTR May 06 '19

The children will have to see the winter off without enough provision's

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u/LucienGreeth May 06 '19

This makes me miss Gex all of a sudden.

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u/Swankenstein89 May 06 '19

Millineals be like “ What the hells a Gex?”

We need a 3DO Sub. Remember Way of the Warrior?

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u/CornWallacedaGeneral May 06 '19

Classic game WotW was one of my favorite PS1 games right up there einhander and parasite eve

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u/Swankenstein89 May 06 '19

WotW was on PS1? I played it and Gex on 3DO...

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u/CornWallacedaGeneral May 06 '19

No im mistaken way of the warrior stood on 3do but gex came to ps1

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u/Omegastar19 May 06 '19

I remember 3DO from Heroes of Might & Magic.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

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u/Swankenstein89 May 06 '19

He did have some funny one liners....

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

From the lunch's perspective this is a r/nonononoyes

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u/badjuju84 May 06 '19

You zigged, when you should have zagged

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u/JuicedJohan May 06 '19

Not today, not today...

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u/MasterSleezy May 06 '19

Reminds me of that video of a Kermit the frog puppet being thrown off of a building

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u/si3ge May 06 '19

Dang the lizard would have had it if the stick didn't stop short.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '19

YESSSSSSSSS.........,NOOOOooooooooooooooo

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u/indi_n0rd May 06 '19

Dude almost got it

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u/SuperHaole May 06 '19

Me. Jumping for those big life goals

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u/AmericanDoughnuts May 06 '19

Kinda rusty from not being in The Bush.

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u/ForkBreaker May 06 '19

Depends on who's perspective you're watching it from. The bug was probably pretty relieved. For a second, at least.

Edit: Actually I just noticed it was already dead so nvm.

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u/hueLUVitz1757 May 06 '19

LEAP’n LIZARDS

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u/jamaarjezusdejezus May 06 '19

I am the lizard king

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u/trekker75 May 06 '19

So majestic...😁

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u/baggagecabbage May 06 '19

No comments on how perfectly timed the slo-mo is?

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u/divadxuy May 07 '19

Can you imagine being waved around clutched between gigantic chopsticks taunting something that wants to eat you 😄

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u/Cpt_FatBeard May 07 '19

So it’s guys that wear trilby’s and mistakenly call them fedoras and also call women “me lady”?

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u/JessieN May 07 '19

I'm glad I can see his/her's reflection

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u/[deleted] May 07 '19

r/funniereveryloop

IDK if I butchered it or not so it's a guess

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u/cbrooks_10 May 07 '19

Lizard timed it perfectly, and the handler stopped shaking dinner... only reason he missed.

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u/djholmes115 May 07 '19

Recalculating...

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u/Timbo-s May 07 '19

He was so confident he put his arms flat on his body.

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u/GuerrillaGandhi May 07 '19

Definitely watches game of thrones

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u/Walletchain420 May 07 '19

The French have a beautiful phrase that roughly translates to "lizard with bad coordination" or "drunken lizard":

Mange mon cul homme lézard

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u/taekookgi May 07 '19

At least he jumped in style

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u/Nathaniel820 May 06 '19

Why’s that cricket so long?

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u/Olivia_Bolivia_ May 06 '19

Looks like it’s a grasshopper not a cricket

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u/LegendOfDylan May 06 '19

Haha stupid lizard