Watch: When threatened by predators, the short-horned lizard employs a unique—and terrifying—defense tactic. http://on.natgeo.com/1PPbZGO | National Geographic

Meet the mighty Perentie - Australia’s largest lizard! 🦎 Found across the arid deserts and rocky outcrops of Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, these impressive monitors are perfectly adapted for life in harsh, dry environments. Perenties are powerful carnivores (and opportunistic scavengers) that eat just about anything they can catch - from insects and birds to rabbits, wombats, and even small kangaroos! Using their sharp eyesight and flicking tongues t