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NARRATOR: And man, do they eat. Gila monsters can suck down
a third of their body weight in one sitting! That'd be like a 200-pound man
feasting on 67 pounds of food at Thanksgiving dinner! It's all because deserts can be
slim pickings when it comes to food. So Gilas live off fat stored
in their oversized tails when food is scarce. They actually only need about three or four meals a year to survive! If you haven't bumped into
a Gila monster poolside, here's a pro tip on finding one. Come in the spring because that's when these lounge lizards, yes, that's a real thing, a group of lizards
is really called a lounge, that's when they make their way
out of their underground lairs for mating season. We're looking for Gila monsters
commonly in the washes
a third of their body weight in one sitting! That'd be like a 200-pound man
feasting on 67 pounds of food at Thanksgiving dinner! It's all because deserts can be
slim pickings when it comes to food. So Gilas live off fat stored
in their oversized tails when food is scarce. They actually only need about three or four meals a year to survive! If you haven't bumped into
a Gila monster poolside, here's a pro tip on finding one. Come in the spring because that's when these lounge lizards, yes, that's a real thing, a group of lizards
is really called a lounge, that's when they make their way
out of their underground lairs for mating season. We're looking for Gila monsters
commonly in the washes
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NARRATOR: And man, do they eat.
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Gila monsters can suck down
a third of their body weight
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in one sitting!
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That'd be like a 200-pound man
feasting on 67 pounds of food
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at Thanksgiving dinner!
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It's all because deserts can be
slim pickings when it comes to food.
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So Gilas live off fat stored
in their oversized tails
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when food is scarce.
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They actually only need about
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three or four meals a year to survive!
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If you haven't bumped into
a Gila monster poolside,
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here's a pro tip on finding one.
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Come in the spring
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because that's when these lounge lizards,
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yes, that's a real thing,
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a group of lizards
is really called a lounge,
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that's when they make their way
out of their underground lairs
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for mating season.
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We're looking for Gila monsters
commonly in the washes.
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The United States of Animals is your guide to amazing animals doing incredible things around the country. Showcasing the best and most accessible wildlife and revealing secrets behind the fascinating things that animals do, this f...
