4055. Head bobbing in the male Oriental Garden Lizard, Forecourt Garden, Esplanade on Sunday 22 May 2022

The Oriental Garden Lizard bobs his head up and down.Why? Singapore Wildlife Stories - ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR - WHY DOES THE LIZARD DO HEAD BOBBING? 22 May 2022 Video shows head bobbing of an Oriental Garden Lizard Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow) HEAD BOBBING is very normal behavior in many species of lizards in the wild. Its constant need to defend its territory or to intimidate another lizard or prey. You can see both male and female Oriental Garden Lizards exhibiting this instinctive behavior, but this particular kind of aggressive and vigorous head bobbing is mostly done by the male Oriental Garden Lizards. The video shows a male Oriental Garden Lizard. Males in season have an orange and black neck area. The adult male also puffs up its cheek pouches to intimidate other lizards or prey. A rare sighting of a young male Oriental Garden Lizard today. Most of the times, I would not see any. There is regular plant and shrub insecticide fogging, pruning and cutting (see my other videos and blogs). Trees are aged and some have had been cut down and not replaced from my visits over the past 5 years. Hence the forecourt garden flowers thrive, but the environment is degraded and habitat is lost. Climate change with hotter weather affected the wildlife too. Hence, in this Forecourt Garden, with so many blooming flowers, I could see a handful of butterflies (less than 5) today. Very few insects if any. So there is not much food for Oriental Garden Lizards to thrive and multiply. Some 5 years ago, I could count on seeing at least one lizard on my visits to the Forecourt Garden. UPDATES AT: https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2022/05/4055-head-bobbing-in-male-oriental.html VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/PBmdsOg6q8E (THIS VIDEO'S LINK)

Sunday 22 May 2022, 10AM: Climate change, loss of habitat and degradation of the environment of the Forecourt Garden of The Esplanade Singapore HAVE had reduced the numbers of the Oriental Garden Lizard now compared to 5 years ago.

Singapore Wildlife Stories - ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR - WHY DOES THE LIZARD DO HEAD BOBBING?

22 May 2022

Video shows head bobbing of an Oriental Garden Lizard
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)

HEAD BOBBING is very normal behavior in many species of lizards in the wild. Its constant need to defend its territory or to intimidate another lizard or prey.

You can see both male and female Oriental Garden Lizards exhibiting this instinctive behavior, but this particular kind of aggressive and vigorous head bobbing is mostly done by the male Oriental Garden Lizards.

The video s

hows a male Oriental Garden Lizard. Males in season have an orange and black neck area. The adult male also puffs up its cheek pouches to intimidate other lizards or prey.

UPDATES AT:

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2022/05/4055-head-bobbing-in-male-oriental.html

VIDEO AT:

https://youtu.be/PBmdsOg6q8E