Brave currawong protects nest from giant goanna
<p>Greg Tanos was riding his mountain bike in Sydney’s Royal National Park when he was startled by and breath takingly large goanna, which he described as “at least 1.5 metres long, and probably closer to two metres”.</p>
<p>The monster lizard wasn’t at all concerned by the avid nature watcher though, as he was distracted by preparing to raid a currawong’s nest. The currawong, however, was much more vigilant.</p>
<p>During the next half hour, Greg captured an intense stand-off between hunter and prey.</p>
<p>"The [currawong] would not give up – it kept flying around the goanna and hassling it," he said.</p>
<p>"The [currawong] put up a big fight and eventually won the battle”.</p>
<p>Mr Tannos <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://findmyaustralia.com/" target="_top">posted the video on his website</a></strong></span> which details his encounters with nature in Australia while he's out kayaking, mountain biking and diving.</p>
<p>Watch the fascinating footage in the video above. As the goanna gives up and retreats, Greg is able to get closer to him, and you can see just how imposing the size of the giant lizard is.</p>
<p>Have you ever caught any interesting animal behaviour on camera? Let us know in the comments below.</p>
<p><strong>Related links:</strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2016/02/giant-goanna-spotted-heading-towards-pub/">Giant goanna spotted heading towards pub</a></strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2015/12/five-foot-goanna-nsw-backyard/">Five-foot goanna found in Australian backyard</a></strong></em></span></p>
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