Pygmy Blueys just for the sake of it. :-)

Postby **Scotts1au** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:32 am

BTW we can't have them either :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1jA4nTn ... re=related

Fatal_S · Postby **Fatal_S** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:29 am

Wow, awesome video, thanks for the link! I'm amazed at how similar and yet so very different they are from our pets. Fantastic

Postby **Scotts1au** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:24 am

The tug of war scene is pretty funny.

Interesting to see the maternal care angle. Clearly there is a degree of care at least in some species like my blotchies, my bites from last year are testament to that.

Postby **Alioop** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:27 am

That was extremely cool Scott! Thank you for posting that!
I love how expressive their little faces are (or seem to be), you could see how irritated that little guy looked having to play tug of war with the mealie. Very, very neat to see mum tucked down into that hole protecting her 3 babies. These pigmy's look very similar to the Easterns IMO.

Toxique · Postby **Toxique** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:41 am

hehe! That little guy really wanted that grub! But the notion that they protect their babies is just incredible!

Roheryn · Postby **Roheryn** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:14 am

Absolutely amazing video! Thanks for sharing

oldnotdead · Postby **oldnotdead** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:09 pm

That video is an exerpt from the BBC video "Life in Cold Blood" and it's well worth buying for anyone interested in herps. David Attenborough is so cool with his enthusiasm for anything dealing with nature. This same video has a short blurb on shinglebacks that has been mentioned here on this forum before. The 2 disc video can be found on Ebay or Amazon for around $20 (for those in the US or Canada). Highly recommended.

Postby **El Lobo** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:11 pm

I remember this from when it was shown on television.

As oldnotdead said it is well worth watching the small segment on Shinglebacks, especially in light of recent threads regarding lack of emotion. Now that it comes from David Attenborough it has far greater credibility.

critterguy · Postby **critterguy** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:50 pm

Reptilechannel has an article on a neat skink that lives in australia that lives in colonies similar in structure to those of some mammals. It sounds a step up from this comparatively simple arrangement-but perhaps a permanent burrow allows for the development of social structure. Australia is unique in reptiles diversifying to occupy many niches otherwise occupied by mammals.

I love David Attenborough and his restrained passion for the subjects of his documentaries. He makes use of the knowledge of biologists studying the target organisms so he can show some truly unique footage of him and creatures.

I eagerly watched the entire series of Life in Cold Blood...including the incredible shingleback footage. I will leave said debate in other thread.

unreadjewel · Postby **unreadjewel** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:22 am

they are soo cute... their little faces!!!

StaceyLeigh · Postby **StaceyLeigh** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:34 am

Thanks for the info on the video. I am going to look into getting this for my son, as he wants do an in-depth unit study on reptiles as part of science next year!

Pygmy Blueys just for the sake of it. :-)

Pygmy Blueys just for the sake of it. :-)

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