Bart Bear's Blog

I met this little guy at Sydney Wildlife World. He is a lizard called a Thorny Devil and usually lives out in the deserts of Central Australia. His scientific name is "Moloch Horridus", no wonder he prefers to travel under his common name. Actually he is not a Devil at all, but a cute and harmless little guy who eats ants. Any water that falls anywhere on his back trickles down to his mouth, so he can drink anything that falls on him. He never stands still while he is awake, just marches around looking like a strange mechanical toy. I like him lots.

Labels: animals, New South Wales, Sydney