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When your armor skill is maxed out.
DWL lol
💀💀💀
Lizard was like, with these upgrades your babies never stood a chance.
Lol was thinking about a joke like that
Hahaha that was good
It’s like the lizard walked into a refrigerator.
Haha I know 🤣
Daniel Reyes that’s not funny sir
awdawd awdawdad Why did you watch this video then?
Daniel Reyes because I like animals
@@awdawdawdawdad7110 GAY
Fuckkk I thought the possum was gonna win somehow 😭😭🤦🏽♂️
he should hired Comodo Dragon of Indonesia
How? HAHAHA
Nature is not a happy ending movie
Opossums try to bluff their predators but they aren't very dangerous.
I think the lizard has won
Imagine having no weapons and being forced to watch this while attempting to bite with baby teeth
Sounds about what the police due to my people.
Possums rip each others heads off. They do have weapons it's just these lizards are powerful
@@brazillo19 Ha! Good one. And so true. ✊😄
@@brazillo19 Yee, more shit? Bad police, "your" good special people? Try to not be fucking shit that is the whole story. Fucking western scumbags looking for excuse. You just fucking up any place you appear.
@@mravecsk1 2hehrhr. @mravecsk1 The only western scumbags looking for excuses are the same ones that stormed the US capital, claiming that their rights were violated because Trump lost the election, AND those white supremacist race soldiers claiming they feared for their diabolic miserable lives by murdering unarmed innocent black people who are simply living their lives, minding their own business.
Now stfu dumbass because you will not win this moral ethical argument.
Now that's truly cold blooded...
Isaiah Jones That shits over now
@Isaiah Jones 😐 how does animals eating other animals for survival remind you of Slavery?
Isaiah Jones Still all happening in AFRICA this VERY day
@@adammiller1909 will get rid of you first
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Monitor lizards, once again proving they are indeed liquid by performing a 180 in such a tight space.
I know it's nature... life and all that, but it made me incredibly sad
My cat likes to kill some ratbabies every time; the opossum also is a rat - so what? "Incredibly sad" ... OMG!
@@thorexander7720 theres no need for overreaction.. OMG and that stuff... you don't have to feel the same way as others.
@@ShakilHashmi
Well said Shakil
@@sammysooby5685 thank you very much Sammy 🙏
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The possum later called it's eagle buddy to take vengeance.
And thus, the circle of life.
Really
And then the eagle ate the possum too
@@Roy_Dudson Aww
painful circle of life ...
If You think an eagle can handle a monitor....you're an idiot
A Hidden Lesson For Us..In This Video ...
That ..Never Give Your Enemy Any Second Chance...
It's May Be Costly For You...
Actually, having dealt with my fair share of goannas over the years, I believe that you are correct.
IMHO the best chance she had was to pursue and chase the lizard on that initial success and then quickly move the family elsewhere. Goannas are unbelievably persistent.
Giving up is not in their DNA. We have learned from others who live in the bush, to catch them and relocate them a very long way away. Otherwise, they will just keep on returning. The only real option for the possum was to grab the kids and move away a.s.a.p.
They have no sense to move from their nest like humans...that's a simple animal..
That's right! If there's an intruder in your house, shoot first and ask question later.
@@spikeng ok.you can shoot..
Yes best example king Prithiviraj Chauhan
I know it's just nature doing is thing but Jesus I felt so bad for that momma possum.
cfltitan me too dude 🤦♂️
Many of the Animals in nature lose their babies. Like ostriches.
Yeah, me too
I know it's ignorance and lack of consideration but I felt bad for the name of Jesus people so randomly and uselessly use on a daily basis.
@Christopher Pussies who built western civilization as we know it
The mother fought bravely for her young, but nature has its own laws.
You'd suppose reptiles have lasted millions of years, as they are so tough and adaptable.
If your kids get eaten in front of you and someone says but nature has its own laws you will wanna 💀them
only a part of them, majority die from a evil asteroid crash
"Damn nature .... you scary"
@Gio Moscol it’s a family guy joke stop trying to be a know it all that’s why he has likes cuz some people actually got it. And I didn’t even like the comment thought it was outdated but yea.
Well, that may be the most depressing thing I watch this month.
me too bruh, sad times.
Spur-of-the-Mountain
It was definitely the school shooting for me
Bruh, they have plenty more like this with other animals. All equally depressing.
Yep.
Really? Well, good for you coz i just watched a teenager killed himself using a KSG while streaming here on youtube.
Damn. How does the monitor know there are babies in there. She could have just been chilling by herself. Their sense of smell is amazing.
That is the bravest mum I’ve ever seen
I didn't know monitor lizards could climb trees like that, wow.
Didn't too. But with their claw and small size.
Not a doubt
@@Idowu_Balogun I think that tree was on a slant, considering how easily it walked up the tree without really gripping it...
With that streamlined flat body structure, the extremely long tail and those huge talons Varanus is more than capable of scaling most terrains, they're expert swimmers also.
Each day u learn something new
Some monitor luxards are arboreal
I was actually rooting for the possum like "bite harder!"
Mist'er Johnson that’s why I stay with the strap
@@mfcannoncannon4597 Damn now I'm imagining the possum pulling out a glock
LololImy(
Olb723
The lizard's skin is very tough, unlike that of other predators, so he couldn't
feel her bite. The possum did all she could. She knew she couldn't fight him.
Talk about a misleading description
No, they just didn't want to give away the ending.
Lol....I had the impression the possum won.....clickbait
How is it misleading it fought to protect it's babies and failed like a loser
Not so misleading. She fought the lizard. Only the description doesn't reveal the ending...
@KakarotSsj potato Why? Do movie titles should reveal the ending also?
He bust into that hole like he had a S.W.A.T jacket on saying this is a raid.
Lol I know 🤣
Random person: nature is beautiful
Nature:
if that possum had a sandal, the outcome would’ve been completely different.
nice one
not really monitors are like the john wick of africa
Imagine how the mom must have felt...
The attacker was literally right there, and yet unable to do anything, no matter how hard she tried, nothing worked. While it was consuming her entire family.
the circle of LIFE! dun-dun-dun-dun
Marlin from Nemo can relate.
Relax
They don't think like humans.
well it is harder for a whale and elephant because it is harder for them to have babies and take care them
The durability in reptiles are outstanding! I wouldn’t be surprised if dinosaurs had the same durability
Their rough skin didn’t take a bit from the possum.
It's just a possum. They don't have super sharp teeth or insane bite force.
@@Bitchslapper316 yet they would bite your finger off if they wanted to
@@Bitchslapper316 Alright? They still have pretty strong jaws, along with some pretty sharp teeth.
Lizard: "let me just get one Ma, im hungry"
That's how The Monitor beat The Anti-Monitor
the way the lizard lunged into the hole👀
Possums raids birds nest as well. Its a circle of life
Great fact
Brave mother possum to put up a gallant fight against such a big and imposing monitor lizard. Did you see the wicked claws on that thing?
It’s ironic that the lizard is somehow the more manageable right pet.
@@reubencaldwell8494 Laceys can be really difficult as pets, they're not like ackies or water monitors, their attitudes are shitty. They can also be really good, but i've seen some really bad attacks on good reptile keepers from laceys, but yeah possums are absolute assholes.
@@Gigan-tp5wi yea agreed but another very common good species would be the Nile monitor and blue tail monitor ( joke)
@@monitorcrazy9410 Yeah, they're very easy pets, but I prefer to recommend croc monitors to beginners (joke)
@@Gigan-tp5wi definitely not varanus salvador but varanus salvadorii
Damn. I was rooting for the possum. 😔
Me too😓
Same man
Me three🙁
Me four
Me five
If I were the possum I’d be thinking about lizard eggs for breakfast.
Better watch how big the mama is if ar9und but prolly won't be because they don't guard their nest
@@monitorcrazy9410 Some monitor lizards and Komodo guard the nest. In addition, monitor lizards usually lay their eggs in durable termite mounds.
The reptiles are back to reclaim the earth after they lost it to a giant meteor
Rattlesnake Jake Explores The Internet Technically they are reptiles as birds and dinosaurs are apart of reptilia. Dinosaurs just happen to be closer related to birds than other reptile groups.
Damn that was savage. Nothing she could do. Sniff.
Yeah I was pulling for the possum. 😔
I can’t be a nature cameraman because I would have climbed that tree and pulled it by the tail
I agree I would pull that lil shit out and tell him what’s up
What if it bit damn that would hurt lol
You must have a hatred for animals and nature then?
Georgios Kalivatsis no I have 2 cats I don’t hate animals and I used to live in the forest so I don’t hate nature try again
@@masteryoda535 My friend, wanting to invade and utterly destroy the natural relationship between predator and prey in an ecosystem you do not belong in and therefore cannot contribute to, does imply a form of disrespect towards the vitality of the natural world. This alone, regardless of anything else, makes me skeptical.
The possum did not buy the Deluxe Microtransaction armor lootbox.
She should've turned on the in-game ads.
today I learned real life was developed by EA
Monitor Lizards are apparently one of the most intelligent reptiles. The possums never really stood a chance against this predatory lizard.
Surprised he didn't eat her too when he was done, Monitors are usually pretty hungry. I love Lace Monitors too; along with the Perentie Australia has some beautiful big native Varanids.
nah he allready ate like 6 hamsters worth of food, that boy is sated
Oh dear, life is tough for all creatures big and small.
especially small
Yup, that poor lizard had to get bitten and assaulted just to get breakfast.
If the mama possum would have had a gun she could have stopped the intruder and save her family.
Only if she had a 500 magnum or an AR 15
Azmeri Liza A 9mm is too weak to stop an intruder.
Enceladus sorry kid animals don't know how to use guns
Enceladus what about if the iguana had a gun as well?
There was an iguana there too?
As humans we don't have to worry about children being eaten or ourselves being killed. We can have food whenever we want (as long as you can afford it and have access to it) and don't have to fight others. I can't describe how glad and lucky we are.
Yeah, we must appreciate how dinosaur extinct
Reptiles eating mammalian babies "Oh, poor mammal mum lost her babies." Mammalian eating reptile babies "Oh, a cute mammal finding something to eat." Commenters logic in a nutshell.
GJ on the lizard tanking the damage from mommy possum and go straight for the quest objective. 10/10 good speedrunner.
Had to reset the run one time though, so no world record possible anymore. Still a good run.
That possum was just hiding in its tree minding its own business when suddenly a giant lizard crawled up her tree and ate her babies in front of her. Makes you think how easily this could happen to any of us. The fact we've grown to maturity or language understanding age is a wonder in itself.
I’m sure glad there’s no giant lizards invading my home and eating my family.
asdg199 For sure, I'm moving, not raising my children in a tree anymore.... too dangerous!!!
asdg199 macro evolution is just a myth.
Allan Brown i sometimes wish a giant lizard would come and eat my family. They drive me CRAZY lol
imran876339 and we would have a much larger population than it.
lace monitors is cool.
The Monitor just shoved right through her without a second thought, just how badass they are.
"Doom music plays in background"
Let's see that piece of ship do that against a honey badger and her cub. Mama badger will smack that ship so hard, it will end up landing in the north pole.
@@junofranco6638 A Komodo dragon will easily kill a honey badger. And perenti too.
@@Polosatiy_Varan it would be hard but not impossible
@@junofranco6638 i feel you bro, but that's nature. If you want, there are videos of monitors getting mauled to death by pitbulls
After watching I was kinda depressed ..heartbreaking ..tsk
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Enjoy your next time in KFC :D
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Lol I got an ad before this vid with the grinch saying “watching cute animal videos?” “Yuck.”
Y’all should change the title to “Monitor lizard eats baby possum”
Hey, no spoilers!
give props to the mom, she showed a valiant effort...
That's the way the the possum crumbles LOL
0:10 That face you make when you’re oblivious to danger or you’re just counting down the hours till school’s over.
Damn I thought it was going to be like a movie and the possum win then he came back shit got real
That possums is hilarious
Someone needs to "Monitor" that lizzard
Badum tsss
There was no fight! Just a distressed mumma possom helplessly watching a lizard eat her babies 😂
Thanks not watching it.
And you are laughing 😡😡
Elijah Davis some shameless people like it. These are the kind of psychopaths who join dictator armies and do brutality on civilians.
Mmmmm. I bet they tasted good tho! 😀
The emoji was to the fact it said there was a fight but it was actually a slaughter you mongs
"Mom, what`s for dinner?"....
"Possum stew..."
Lizard:yummy
Me:where's my shotgun
When the possum's only big defence is cuteness and bad words.
But giant lizard doesn't care for cuteness and has a thick skin for bad words.
When you don't want the prey to die but you don't want the predator to starve 😭💔
Let the lizard starve!
Hahah
@@nightlightabcd shush your freaking mouth dweeb.
This is how they were created. Kill in order to live.
I want nature to take its course and if that means the monitor lizard gets to eat then so be it.
It may look sad, but the lizard had to fight for survival
Exactly
@Stock Name and worms dont sympathise with you unless you were charred.
Lol
didn't look like it was doing any fighting it was doing a lot of eating
@Stock Name ahh, in your perfect little world only the "cute" animals survive, yeah? What a pathetic mindset, I urge you to look deeper than that and grow up....
It’s like seniors walking into your class and taking away the lunch boxes! You can only back bite.
That was awesome! He got a nice little snack, totally worth a few bites on the tail.
'Aaaargh, you're biting my bumbum' says Mr Lizard.
I feel so sad cause the mom tries to save them but can't 😭
Dang, here I thought the possum was going to drive him away!!
That’s was awesome! Go lizard !!
Damn, I wish I hadn't seen that. Thanks!
Why! That was beautiful mother nature at work.
@@Rocketpower713 yep... the circle of life.
You soft!!!
Then you better not watch any vids of crocodiles eating zebras!
Well, lizard gotta eat sometime. You can hate him all you want but you must accept the fact that this lizard need to eat to survive. There's nothing you can do about that.
Oh, I'm actually impressed that (s)he didn't even get a scratch from those possum. I wonder how hard is this skin is?
Reptile scales serve as armor and most of the time some tuffer than others
Don't assume the lizard's gender. Rest is ok.
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Monitors really are the perfect predators...
Poor possum... 😢😢😭
Azmeri Liza
THIS MONSTER JUST RUINED MY WEEK END.....😒
It ruined my good night sleep 😪
Azmeri Liza فارس
Azmeri Liza thats how nature works😊
Azmeri Liza Not sad because now the spirit from that possum vessel is released. It was only there to learn what it needed to learn, once learned, it was released from the vessel it first obtained. Sure it looks awful, but death is the only way we let go of the vessel we were given. Hopefully, their next vessel is the human form where it can achieve enlightenment....
Lol if it was a Honey Badger it would’ve been a different story. There’s a video of a Honey Badger killing a Monitor Lizard because it tried to steal its food lol.
Honey badgers dont fuck around
The lizard was like the babys daddy gone your babies aint gone be shit anyway
Bro really flung himself in like dat craZzzzy
Here I’m thinking: how is that slow lizard going to get passed mama possium ... shwooop ... all babies gone ...
That’s the monitors trick.. they seem slow and docile until they explode..
@@zacha8934 Very dangerous. I was attacked by a small monkey and it sat a 7 feet away. Without even seeing it move, it had grabbed both my wrists. Don’t know how we survived in nature.
@@parmmohan4603 agreed. I like to believe we must have lost a lot of our instincts over the years.. I’m sure our brains played the big difference back then too..
@@zacha8934 Not sure if you know this but it was fire that made us smarter. When humans began using fire, the jaw muscle shrank and gave room in the head for brain growth. Apes and monkeys don’t have brains as big as ours bcuz they still have huge jaw muscles.
Legend has it that he comes from a long line of warrior lizards🦎
@:45 the lizard is like "u cant see me" lmao
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That is so heartbreaking.😔
NO ITS NOT
Things always look evil from the wrong end of the cutlery, or do you think your bacon sandwich loves you back? Also is this peter capaldi voicing this?🤣
And that’s what an eviction notice looks like.
That's the cute possum that predators don't take seriously if it were the conventional possum that we're all accustomed to the outcome would've been different.
You mean opossum?
@@darkseid7799 some people cut the "O" out.
You mean the ones that are commonly devoured by snakes, owls, and hawks? Monitors grow to up to 10 feet in length. You must have bumped your head.
@@gazanever6291 Komodo's grow up to 9ft and they're the largest lizards...
@@able76 largest, not the longest, crocodile monitors grow from 10-11 feet.
Dad was off at the pokies
Hahaha bye bye Baby Possum! Easy food!
Beautiful animals and natural life 😍
The New Zealanders are stoked
"Omg why didn't they go up and save them??!!" Because when you're filming these animals you have to remember that nature is cruel and getting involved is stupid and could get you fired. Plus an animal goes hungry just because you wanted to save the little babies, welcome to nature.
1:13 the Monitor Lizard was like " I'LL BE BACK"
I’m pretty sure we just witnessed the lizard respec his skill points after the first encounter.
“Hmmm let’s go meta with thicc defense... and that leaves me with just enough points to also get the Bull Rush ability.”
She did what she could and fought for her babies
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Possum is soo cuteeeee. My heart broke for her
It skipped my heartbeat for a second!!
Damn komodo dragons can climb trees and all. Ain't nobody safe
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😭 I feel so heartbreaking especially for possums, because I think these animals are so adorable.
Good Lord! The logical part of our mind tells us it’s the circle of life but that was brutal on the heart. Basically a home invasion plus murder by a mean looking thug despite the fighting efforts of the mother. This was darker than Voldemort/Sauron!
yep just like de white english british empire they robbed, raped and killed innocent kids and that is even worse
Puhhh I could write a book now xD what you mentioned is happening all over the planet... Humans animals, don't separate them its life.
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Guess what, that's what life is... An unpredictable box of surprises. That's why you love to live... If everything is fine.. Life would be boring.
Sound weird but think about it. So it's actually not that bad or our fault if we don't help the opossom... It's life in all his fascination
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Brushtail possums normally only carry one offspring, and they rarely share dens with other brushtails. So the statement about the monitor devouring multiple young is incorrect. Reference: Dr Anne Kerle's book "Possums". The confusion arises because Australian brushtail "Possums" (no "O") are mistaken for the Virginia Opossum (with an "O") which does carry multiple offspring. When Joseph Banks first saw the Australian animal in 1770 he thought they reminded him of the American Opossum and the name unfortunately stuck. But they are totally different animals. The Australian phalangerid is a diprotodont (like koalas) and mostly a herbivore, whereas the Virginia Opossum is a polyprotodont and a carnivore. This is the reason the brushtail possum mother's bite is ineffective because brushtail teeth are more designed for eating leaves, and they aren't carnivores' teeth with a sharp cutting edge.
SATOR Photo awesome explanation! Thanks for this 😀
more informative than the actual video
You probably have an ecology degree.if not you deserve an honorary one becauss from what i read here you are well read. 100%
"The brushtail possum mother's bite is ineffective" You've obviously never hard a brushtail possum hanging off your forearm. In all honesty, I was barracking for the lace monitor.
I love this type of content
That ain’t a possum lol