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The Way This Lizard Looks After Her Eggs May Surprise You | BBC Earth Science

The five-lined skink has an unusually nurturing presence for a lizard parent… This clip is from Life in Cold Blood (2008), narrated by David Attenborough. #Lizard #DavidAttenborough #FiveLinedSkink Best of Earth Science: http://bit.ly/EarthLabOriginals Best of BBC Earth: http://bit.ly/TheBestOfBBCEarthVideos This is a channel from BBC Studios who help fund new BBC programmes. Service information and feedback: http://bbcworldwide.com/vod-feedback--contact-details.aspx

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sergioserna599 1 week, 1 day ago

Our lord is he who give everything its form and then guided it.

joshuachen282
joshuachen282 1 week, 4 days ago

The robbin must eat the lizards babies to feed her cheeks

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saravista28 1 week, 5 days ago

😊❤

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bradley.page 1 week, 5 days ago

Lizards 🦎 eggs and 🐍 snakes eggs in my outside

alexislopez263
alexislopez263 2 weeks, 6 days ago

That’s a cute little lizard mom 🥹

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daniel_wali 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Title: The Way This Lizard Looks After Her Eggs May Surprise You Lizard: Eats babies after birth. "Mmm. Mm! Now that's some good home cooking right there."

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mariacecíliaalbuquerque427 3 weeks, 6 days ago

those eggs look big compared to the lizard. hmmmm

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ayushman.chaudry 1 month, 1 week ago

Fantastic video, really appreciate your effort!

revadawn74
revadawn74 1 month, 1 week ago

This was very informative, appreciate it.

christine_woods
christine_woods 1 month, 1 week ago

That bright blue tail in baby skinks—is it mainly a predator distraction signal, or could it also act as a social cue between siblings right after hatching?

ashleyjames985
ashleyjames985 1 month, 2 weeks ago

That blue tail is gorgeous

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naksh_chaudhry 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The narrator being the most og player in the server I still love him

nicholas_marsh
nicholas_marsh 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Whoa - this reptile turns its eggs around???? I thought reptile eggs need to lie still after being laid? Because the embryo attaches to the wall instead of being suspended by two filaments as in bird eggs. And if you turn the egg, the little one would drown! I'm very confused.

luisquesada524
luisquesada524 1 month, 2 weeks ago

1998 Zilla film in a nutshell.

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gabrieltempest28 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nature is so cool.

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melissa_haynes 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Didn’t expect this kind of behavior from a lizard. Nature always has exceptions to what we assume.

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davimiguel_silveira 1 month, 3 weeks ago

i am a dinosaur lover but i like the video of how the mother lizard is taking care of the eggs even other reptiles even dinosaurs know how to take care of their eggs

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jacqueline.long 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Omg❤❤❤

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daniel_wali 1 month, 3 weeks ago

I skink therefor I am

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christopher_thompson 1 month, 3 weeks ago

im impressed how she managed to store so many large eggs in her body!