'Why didn't I think of a way to save the mousedeer?' Parkgoer's horror as monitor lizard eats animal

A woman walking in a park was horrified when she came across a monitor lizard with a lifeless mousedeer in its mouth. Pictures and a video of the unfortunate encounter were posted by user Joanne Toh to Facebook group Singapore Wildlife Sightings on Thursday (Aug 29). Stating that she was at Thomson Nature Park on the same day, Toh wrote...

'Why didn't I think of a way to save the mousedeer?' Parkgoer's horror as monitor lizard eats animalA woman walking in a park was horrified when she came across a monitor lizard with a lifeless mousedeer in its mouth.

However, upon using a zoom-in lens to get a clearer view, she realised that the monitor lizard was eating a mousedeer that was already badly bitten. The lesser mousedeer weighs about 2kg and stands at 45cm at adulthood and is classified as locally endangered, with a population of around 160 to 200 as of 2021.

Another commentor wrote: "I understand and share your sentiments, especially since the mousedeer looked so tiny. Must have been a very young one." One netizen commented: "It's not often that one sees a clouded monitor eating something larger than a frog or skink, so consider yourself privileged to observe something very few people ever witness."

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