THE JACKY LIZARD

The Jacky Lizard is a member of the Dragon family of lizards in Australia one of the many species that inhabit the island continent. They can be found from central Queensland all the they way down the east coast to Victoria.

The Jacky will seek shelter under logs and rocks and can be seen getting a bit of sun to get themselves moving being cold blooded creatures they are a bit sluggish till they get nice and warm then they can move pretty quick even running on two legs at times.

The female can lay up to eight eggs in the summer and the temperature of the nest can determine the sex of the babies very hot temperatures  can produce more females while mild can produce males.The female can lay eggs within one year of hatching.
Once the lizards hatch they are on their own against the world and there are many predators  out there  such as feral cats, dogs other lizards as well as rats and that is just the ground they have to keep an eye out on the sky as Kookaburras , Hawks and Eagles swoop on them for dinner. 
The Jacky in turn feeds on insects getting a feed on caterpillars, bugs and anything it can get ones not choosy when one is hungry.
The jacky Lizard has a very short lifespan of four years so if there is one that is older he would be old indeed.





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
      WALKING THE EAST END Londons East End once  notorious for being the home of Jack the Ripper who stalked and murdered his victims on its means streets in 1888 spreading fear throughout the city. Despite all the publicity and police investigations the killer was never caught and his identity remains a mystery today ,thus creating a whole industry in books,movies and conspiracy theories today. In 188 the east end of London was a melting pot of many different nationalities trying to make a living and survive the harsh conditions of poverty. There was a growing fear of alien invaders as more and more people from Eastern Europe arrived many of them jews fleeing persecution in Europe. By 1888 Whitechapel had one of the most densest populations of Jews in the city and the murders stirred up anti Jewish feelings and fears about immigrants taking jobs creating social unrest which the government was keen to avoid. The Ten Bells pub on Commercial Road in Spitalfields  is said to b
Read more

HUNT FOR THE DROP BEAR

Image
Drop Bears are very elusive but dangerous creatures of the Australian Bush they are the larger and more vicious cousins of the Koala Bears. The reason why they are called Drop Bears is because they drop from the trees onto their prey whether human or animal once they drop on you they tear you to shreds nasty creatures. They inhabit most parts of Australia and there many different species of the creatures hard to find and film. Creatures of myth they are
Read more