Both Oriental Garden Lizards sharing the same tree is a very rare occurrence for me. The bigger one was on the tree branches. The smaller one on the lower trunk. Today was my 2nd sighting in over 300 days of Oriental Garden Lizard encounters during my 2-km walking exercise.
During my first sighting, I returned to the tree one hour later. Only the smaller lizard was still on the tree trunk. Hence I presumed that the bigger one had jumped off as he was a coward despite his overwhelming size.
Can these two lizards receive telepathy from me? This episode appeared to prove they can.
The bigger lizard read my thoughts: "You are a big coward. You are 5 times larger. Yet you disappeared from the tree branches the last time I saw you. The smaller one down the tree trunk was still around. He has great courage!"
The bigger lizard bobbed his head up and down as if doing "push ups". He puffed up his orange throat and pouches. He eyed the smaller one as he climbed down the branch to the trunk. The smaller one was not intimidated and stood his ground.
The frontal assault was sudden as I was leaving them alone after my pre-fight video. So I could only take images when I witnessed the assault as there was no time to video. In any case, my video footage would be jerky and not meant for the fast-moving battle of the two lizards.
The big lizard pounced on top of the smaller one, mouthed his abdomen, turned him head downwards. The big lizard anchored his long tail round the trunk while he threw his opponent on the trunk in a position to clamp his jaws on the victim's neck. He strangulated him. Death would show that I was presumptuous. Both fell off the tree. The smaller lizard was motionless on the earth. I hurried forward.
The victor glared at me - his head swollen 5 times and his eyes blasting at me, ready to flee as I looked gigantic to him.
He scampered off. The smaller one was motionless. Was he dead?
I waited and waited. The smaller one slowly lifted his head. He was alive! My joy in seeing the foolhardy lizard was indescribable.
This "National Geographic" moment of the battle of two Oriental Garden Lizards reinforces my philosophy in life - stay away from confrontation although I may have my rights.
In real life, this means not responding to an aggressor who threatens me physically to a fight, by staring or by verbal bullying such as calling me "a man with no brains, a scrounger."
Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.
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