This video kind of exaggerates the lizard with the background music. They actually mind their business and will steer away from humans most of the time. Lumpini Park was one of my favorites places to go read a book during my weekends off from work. Yes, these lizards are all around roaming freely. Yet the Thais keep their distance and go about their business, it's a perfect coexistence. It was always the tourists/foreigners who were following them, taking pictures, and some were scared of them. It was fun people watching, as I sat on the bench. Oh I miss Bangkok, definitely great memories!

@akhilchalil1585

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a staged video, how can someone sleep next to a carcass. The smell will be unbearable. Everything was staged to attract the lizard and take video

@FriendlyYandere

2 жыл бұрын

That's The point, They used intimidating music while describing these lizards and then juxtapose that by basically telling how the local see them as harmless. That's one of the oldest filmmaking techniques in the book: You raise the tension higher and higher, and then you subvert the expectation.

@Hzec

2 жыл бұрын

Did you even watch the video bruh

@blucat4

2 жыл бұрын

@@FriendlyYandere And using that music, it's a rare time the BBC chooses the wrong music, too many people know it and it doesn't suit this video. Still, love the BBC. :-)

@tichu7

2 жыл бұрын

Not just the music, but the sound effects were way over the top.

I’m English and went to this park yesterday! Was so crazy, they are loads coming in and out of the water. All the westerners were shocked! And the Thai people found it normal like seeing a bird. Must visit if you can!

@rattanachaipakcharawong5865

Жыл бұрын

In Thailand, we all see it's like pets ...lol

@bonysminiatures3123

Жыл бұрын

yeah my wife is thai she hates them lol calls them godzilla

@a_singular_nugget

Жыл бұрын

We mostly just vibe with em, dont go close and just keep distance

@felicitytoad

2 ай бұрын

You don't sound English do you mean Polish with an English accent ? Happening a lot at the moment in England they think they are English but they are the opposite It's very weird for England's people they don't get on with English especially the children and they are trying to take over and are aggressive and oppositional, is that YOU??? Probably 👎

I like that BBC edited it’s like a Jurassic Park but in real life we Thai people act like friends walking a park together.

I was with my ex-wife in Malaysia, exploring an quiet small town of Port Dickson - we came out of season. We walked across a beautiful, empty beach and then we saw this colossus trudging out of the sea... My jaw dropped, and when I got around I started screaming like a toddler because I was so excited to see a monitor lizard in the "wild", but the to poor thing got scared of me and ran back into the ocean 🤦🏻‍♂

@AfroVersity

2 жыл бұрын

I see why your ex-wife left you. You get excited and scream like a btich

@biokosmos

2 жыл бұрын

Nature are disappearing and our fate is doomed...

@danielb.2385

2 жыл бұрын

"screaming like a todder.." Me: pff, uneducated normie "..because I was so excited to see a monitor lizard" Me: oh.

@anthony4274

2 жыл бұрын

No one cares

@gordanng5803

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthony4274 is this what people in your life have been telling you

These lizards are less likely to bite you compared to dogs.

Side note, but what a beautiful name for a park. Lumbini is the place in Nepal where Buddha was born under a Shaala tree.

@ornanongable

Жыл бұрын

Yes. We named from the place of Buddha born.

They're a great help for controlling rat problems on ricefields back in my hometown located in Aklan Philippines

@pimmpowpong79

2 жыл бұрын

I always see some comments from people of the Philippines saying you guys have soooo many things similar in your country. That’s so funny 😂

@Polosatiy_Varan

Жыл бұрын

@Bruce Wayne No.

@Kuay-Yuang-Suung

11 ай бұрын

แต่ที่ต่างจังหวัดของประเทศไทย พวกมันมักจะมีปัญหากับเกษตรกรผู้เลี้ยงปลา พวกมันจะถูกฆ่าทิ้วด้วยการยิงและวางยา บอกตามตรง มันไม่ควรเป็นสัตว์ที่ได้รับการคุ้มครองทางกฏหมาย ต้องกำจัดให้หมด

@suhribzevolution645

3 ай бұрын

ผมกำลังผัดเผ็ดแลนอยู่

Water monitors are so cool! Always great to see them in their natural habitat

@teleportdinero

2 жыл бұрын

greetings i am teleport.

0:50 Godzilla but with low budget

"There's danger in the park." Thirty seconds later "They rarely bite humans, and everyone ignore them." Yeah, I can really se the danger in the park....

@kennethsatria6607

2 жыл бұрын

only for birds and small mammals

@patarinmahakarat341

2 жыл бұрын

@@kennethsatria6607 ถ้าไม่ยุ่งกะมันก็ไม่กัดน่ะ

@MassiveMotion

2 жыл бұрын

Try this kzread.info/dash/bejne/mYKhmMeKabvdedI.html

@nicholashaan7345

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the time me and my ex-gf were walking in the park when this huge water monitor emerged from the bushes up ahead and she started panicking while i told her it's ok, it's not gonna harm us, just walk beside me like this... Inside i was smiling to myself as i got to act all macho in front of her 😆😆😆

@blucat4

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholashaan7345 Thanks for sharing ..

There are many in the canal behind my house. Sometimes they climb the fence and enter my garden. Once a huge one even entered the front door and strolled around inside the house. As soon as they hear or see people, they scamper off. Totally harmless, unless you have cats or small dogs. They're quite fascinating to look at really.

@ricimer9770

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing happens in my garden, they are great aren't they!

@markusomega6004

Жыл бұрын

@southern metalhead Thailand

Their attitude towards monitors is almost how Floridians like myself treat alligators.

@jessadasaetae

2 жыл бұрын

มันอันตรายน้อยกว่ากันมาก เพียงแค่ไม่เข้าใกล้ พวกมันก็ไม่กัด

@TheSoulCrisis

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I can see that, main difference is gators will take opportunities and snatch people any chance they get by waters edge. While monitor lizards just hunt their prey and go on about their day.

@mytube9182

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSoulCrisis Yeah that's true. You can see a man sleeping cozy on the edge. That's every day's normal in the parks. If it was for gators the man would've been eaten already.

@TheSoulCrisis

2 жыл бұрын

@@mytube9182 Yep xD

@ligondesenuts769

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSoulCrisis We have big ass salties here in SE Asia. Monitors are not even that closely terrifying as crocs

Monitor lizard - *about to eat a sleeping human meat* Narrator: but monitor lizards rarely attacks human beings MonitorLizard: *Understandable, have a great day*

@TheLadyinblack1989

2 жыл бұрын

They are cute. People even keep them as pet.

@patmills7880

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLadyinblack1989 unacceptable

@patmills7880

2 жыл бұрын

Unacceptable. They are wild, leave them alone

The water monitor lizard is very fascinating. 🦎

@joethafoe

2 жыл бұрын

Is this reptile from the game Mortal Kombat?

@stanmarsh4203

2 жыл бұрын

Lol happy Easter

@talibeyilm

2 жыл бұрын

Dont let 1ndians see it lol

Meh I’d be chill too honestly. Here in FL my 12yo daughter and I see alligators on our trail walks and rides all the time. They are mostly super chill and want nothing to do with you. The one exception was this one time while out on a walk my black lab and I stumbled on a momma gator, she had like 8-10 little babies and was not having visitors lol. We made sure to mind our own business on that occasion…. 🐊🐊🐊

@teleportdinero

2 жыл бұрын

my name is teleportdinero

@dripchungus

2 жыл бұрын

But hey at least you didn't do anything crazy with the momma gator

These creatures were a common sight in my home garden in Sri Lanka. Actually they are not aggressive as they look nd help us by making sure our garden is safe from venomous snakes like cobras pythons nd vipers.

In Thai, we said "เหี้ย" (/hia̯˥˩/ or hia) or "ตัวเงินตัวทอง" (Tua ngen tua tong). Tua ngen tua tong means they have silver and gold color on the body. Sometimes, we named them "วรนุช" (Varanus) , That becomes to scientific name Varanus salvator. Ps. For me, they are so freaking cute. 🥰

Pretty cool. Reminds me of people walking past moose here in Alaska. Little black bears too .. they usually don't mind people in the city but both can kill if they wanted to.

@einienj3281

2 жыл бұрын

I've been chased by a moose, so I don't act as casual around them, as I used to.. Greetings from Finland ♥️

@AkRenee

2 жыл бұрын

@@einienj3281 so have I while riding a bike.. super scary but typically they tend to be tame. Happy Easter! 🐇

@einienj3281

2 жыл бұрын

@@AkRenee Mine had a calf in the bushes and I had a dog with me.. ran on top of a tall rock pile and threw rocks at it, bc it tried to climb after us, but was too heavy for the small rocks.. and my dog was supposed to be a Karelian bear dog.. 😄 Happy Easter 🐇

@AkRenee

2 жыл бұрын

@Bruce Wayne my comment stated little black bears in the neighborhoods of Alaska.* Of course we have big bears but that's not what I was talking about.

@AkRenee

2 жыл бұрын

@Bruce Wayne lol we have both. I have seen them up close & personal and they were definitely not 700 lb.

Sound design was on point

I have walked in this park twice in the last two weeks. When you approach, they walk or swim away. They don't want to be near humans.

They are so majestic 🦎 🙏🏻 ❤️

I'm just stunned to see the people walking around calmly 😅😅😅

@cha0sniper

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, I've seen people behave that way around alligators and crocodiles, and monitors are much less intimidating lol

@CarassiusAu

2 жыл бұрын

They have nasty bites, but they’re pretty chill creatures who are more afraid of us than we are afraid of them

Having never seen people napping on the ground where huge monitors stroll around, I find this fascinating. how comforting, to know the sleepy guys can be unafraid like that, whilst the creatures just do what they like, and then slide quietly back into the water, without alarming the people. Never saw anything like that

@nopphajohn

2 жыл бұрын

They afraid of human.

Man and animals in harmony is beautiful

Good story and production.

I have kept that species and interacted with others. When raised in captivity they seem to enjoy interacting with humans, even when not being handed food. Being partly aquatic, their bodies are not water conservative, so they are messy and their enclosures need a lot of cleanup. A tame water monitor is careful when taking food from a human hand. While these behavioral notes don't apply to wild animals, one in a Bangcock park tolerated a friend's approach and contact.

This is a clear reminder that there is so much intelligence elsewhere in the natural world and that humans are not the only beings that can employ logical reasoning. Of course these lizards won't bite the hand that feeds them. They also do not perceive humans as a threat.. I think they make more sense than humans who sometimes destroy the exact thing that sustains them

Wow! Amazing Thailand 😗😗👍

Im listening to this with my earphones on and the sound quality of the SFX is amazing. Just thought I'd let you know

'It's fine' lol love that 💛

Wow very beautiful. Monitors of Thailand. My country.

It's been so long since I've had a television that I had forgotten how over dramatic everything on television is. This made me realize why I don't miss it. Poison for the mind. Interesting lizards, though.

I am watching this in 4k and it super

I have seen them in Sipadan and Sabah Malaysia and they are intimidating to say the least !

Cool!

I see few of them in my yard now and then. They’re quite chill with human.

Amazing

They make great pets though very affectionate.

เป็นภาพที่สวยมากคุณทำได้สวยมาก

Beautiful

I went to Lumphini like a month ago, in April 2022. These guys were all over the place; man they are big !

These lizards look like prehistoric creatures

@michaelanderson7715

2 жыл бұрын

Well prehistory is a narrow slice, it's nothing noteworthy.

@mokarokas-1727

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelanderson7715 - lol, get a load of you...

@michaelanderson7715

2 жыл бұрын

@@mokarokas-1727 ...even less noteworthy; oxygen thief.

Like mini chill Komodo’s so cool

We have a lot of that here in the Philippines. "Bayawak" is what we call it here

@rifqifm6434

2 жыл бұрын

In Indonesia (Western java) we call it biawak

@artemesiagentileschini7348

2 жыл бұрын

ours are of different species. Some are even frugivorous

@0900370pian

Жыл бұрын

In Malaysia we call them biawak too..

That is great to see the lizard live peacefully in Thailand. But, in Indonesia, the lizard is living with afraid because they are delicious food....

@mytube9182

2 жыл бұрын

In Thailand they aren't our main food like pork and chicken. Actually they're pest here, often they steal our poultry and pet babies to feed on. But they're lucky they're considered big animal whom we normally don't kill by fear of karma.

Crows always lurking & starting something

cool stuff

My next travel destination

Epic video

FYI, this place should be pronounced "Loom-Pi-Nee" park.

Wowww

When I was in Thailand, the Varanus salvator fled my presence every time.

Nice video

Calm and carefree on!

we have a lot of that here but they don't really do anything. They're not even aggressive

i love how it just pops out the water like "hoi there"

Well done

Monitor Lizards are nice

Im Happy to see bird stands so theyre not on ground near lizzies😊

I had one that couldn't make up it's mind about which side of the road it wanted to go to on a motorcycle ride in Thailand one time. My friend riding behind me as well as my self were gearing down and braking as fast as we could on our Harley's. Luckily it finally got off of the road and we keep on our ride.

awesome

Happy Easter everyone. Those things are huge. I would have thought it was a Komodo Dragon. Making sure I stay far away. Pretty cool to see though. Was fun to watch. Great video

@michaelanderson7715

2 жыл бұрын

Keep mythology out of reality.

@conradlobo3956

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelanderson7715 keep your toxicity out of this reality

@JanaSofiaSefar22

2 жыл бұрын

thanks, happy Easter to you too

@michaelanderson7715

2 жыл бұрын

@@conradlobo3956 Toxicity is religion's domain; foul stench that it is.

@michaelanderson7715

2 жыл бұрын

@MajorGalah it's clear

Look at all the Slinkies!!

I just saw a video of thai people drag racing their vehicles they use in the rice fields, after seeing this video it all makes sense now. Thai people are the Florida people of the Asian world lol

I have them in my backyard . Goa

Interesting (but the music is too loud).

i have a variety of these in a small forest nearby

i always see them at the park.

I wanna go to Asia!

they may look big... but timid as a puppy ,had it's own day to chillex

we have these kind of big lizards in malaysian rivers too. crocs prey on them

nyc 😍😍

New York: we have pigeons, squirrels, and rats, it's crazy! Bangkok: *that's cute*

I love how the narrator is all OooOOH! Water monitors are totally cannibalistic..... but that's a dog's leg it's eating.

Radical man...these dudes totally smack...

I got too close to one once trying to snap a cool picture. It audibly hissed and swiped its tail at me. My heart skipped a beat, but keep your distance and they’re pretty chill

Yeah! All in this park just sleeping 🤣

I like it

Yoohooo! Thailand again i am from thailand..

This is Lumpini park in Bangkok!

Adobong bayawak.. Yummy

Water monitor ? It's called varan (Varanus salvator).

Is that Slinky?

Там сейчас живёт Вадим Anekees.

ตัวเงินตัวทองในไทย น่ารักมากๆ เรารักตัวเงินตัวทอง

Good philosophy that

I was camping next to a water hole here in Australia when a big one got into the eggs. I snuck up on him and threw a towel over his head and body before I picked him up by his sides and threw it in the bushes. Didn’t come back after that haha

water monitor : am i a joke to you?

Good work ! Anyway maybe u can talk about how monitor lizards do cannibalism, but i think everyone notice that the leg at 1:40 was a dog one :)

Whats the song at 2:37?

I thought it was going to steal the guy’s backpack, seagull-style.

Many in our garden, living under our pool deck, completely harmless & scamper as soon as we disturb them.

I was shouting for the guy in the grass to get uuuuup. Thought he was a goner.

This giant innocent lizard is happily lizzying around the park . 💚

If you are in Bangkok , Bangkokian are usually get used to the lizards it doesn't harm you unless you start hurting it first.

I filmed them there some years ago and got the great shot of the Thai people standing to attention for the National Anthem at 8am with water monitors casually carrying on about their normal routine.

They live in a Park in Bangkok !

I thought it was a komodo dragon at first, but not quite big enough

I was there yesterday and now wish I wasn’t yanking on the lizards tails 😅

Bang kok