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Named after two battleships in the American Civil War, these
ironclad warships met in the Battle of the Hamptons in March 1862, the first battle involving ironclad ships.
The battle had immediate effects on navies around the world. The preeminent naval powers, Great Britain and France, halted further construction of wooden-hulled ships. Although Britain and France had been engaged in an iron-clad arms race since the 1830s, the Battle of Hampton Roads signaled a new age of naval warfare for the whole world. A new type of ironclad warship was produced on the principles of the original Monitor. The use of a small number of very heavy guns, mounted so that they could fire in all directions, was first demonstrated by Monitor and soon became standard in warships of all types.
The two formations in this image mark the beginning of the high plateau leading to Canyonlands National Park.
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I heard some rustling sounds on a walk through the Singapore Botanical Garden mid afternoon.
I was surprised to find this monitor lizard searching for food around the base of a tree.
On closer look, I can see it is still moulting. I quickly took a shot before it slithered away.
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This one without a doubt was the largest one I've seen yet. Probably longer than 6 feet.
Wikipedia: The Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) is a large varanid lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most common monitor lizards in Asia, ranging from coastal northeast India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, mainland Southeast Asia, and southern China to Indonesian islands where it lives close to water.
Conservation status: Least Concern
A lioness in the Masai Mara monitoring her surroundings while her cubs approach.
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This land monitor (varanus bengalensis) raised its head nicely as I got closer to it. The animal's snout is a little muddy from foraging - its diet is varied, including mice, ants, fruit, frogs, spiders, scorpions and beetles. Photographed in Yala, near Kirinda, Sri Lanka.
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California State Route 89 southeast of Lake Tahoe. We used this route to get to US 395 along the eastern Sierra. This photo is part of a series of photos taken during a recent trip to the Eastern Sierra.
(Varanus Mertensi) Monitor lizards (from the Latin monere ‘to warn’) are so-called because of the way they raise their heads and upper body in an apparently watchful pose. As you see in the photo, the lizard does appear to be keeping a lookout. Mertens’ water monitors are found in coastal and inland waters across far northern Australia, from Broome to the western side of Cape York peninsula. They’re always near water, where they bask on rocks or overhanging branches, or amongst aquatic plants.
These lizards actually dig burrows at the water’s edge, where they shelter at night.
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You last saw this tree monitor devouring crickets. Female tree monitors often lay eggs in termite mounds because the mounds make good incubators.
The lace monitor or tree goanna is native to eastern Australia. A large lizard, it can reach 2 metres (6.6 ft) in total length and 14 kilograms (31 lb) in weight. Lace Monitors eat insects, mammals, reptiles (including snakes), eggs and nestling birds. They become used to humans and have wandered through some of the campgrounds we have stayed at, where they will forage for food that may be left around.
Despite their size they are adept at climbing trees - this one was disturbed on one of our hikes, staying quite still while we watched, and upon our return an hour later it scuttled up the same tree again.
(Enlarging the photograph will show the leathery textured skin and the very sharp claws.)
I have lots of photos of the Lace monitor lizards at the zoo, so here is another one. This is the male, he is bigger than the female and amazingly agile for his size and weight. When I took this shot he was climbing up an almost vertical rock wall to reach a ledge where he likes to sleep.
We came across this medium sized Water Monitor (about five foot long) in the hotel grounds. Seemingly they hang around in the vicinity of the kitchens in the hope of finding a few scraps of waste food. It moved off when it saw us so wasn’t totally at ease in human company.
Wikipedia: The Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) is a large varanid lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most common monitor lizards in Asia, ranging from coastal northeast India, Sri Lanka, mainland Southeast Asia to Indonesian islands where it lives close to water.
Conservation status: Least Concern
The water monitor lizard is a common sight in the most nature parks of Singapore, they love to hang around and in the ponds and creeks looking for an easy meal like fish, frogs and birds.
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore
Full-size replica of USS Monitor
Source: Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia
The first ironclad warship commissioned by the US Union Navy during the American Civil War. Built in only 101 days and launched on Jan. 30, 1862 with a design of revolving turret, enabled to fire nearly 360 degrees with 2 cannons inside.
Played a central role in the Battle of Hampton Roads to fight against the CSS Virginia, Confederate ironclad warship on Mar. 9, 1862.
Sank at sea with 16 men on stormy, Dec. 31, 1862. Discovered in 1973, the wreck site was designated the first National Marine Sanctuary in 1975.
Gun turret, cast iron propeller, and more than 250 artifacts have been recovered.
Mertens' water monitor, also called commonly Mertens's water monitor, and often misspelled Mertin's water monitor, is a species of lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to northern Australia, and is a wide-ranging, actively foraging, opportunistic predator of aquatic and riparian habitats. Wikipedia