# Bengal monitor at Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary - (A Mischievous Grin)

- By: Senthi Aathavan Senthilverl
- Date: 2017-02-19
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bengal_monitor_at_Anawilundawa_Bird_Sanctuary_-_(A_Mischievous_Grin).jpg)
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- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Bengal monitor (Varanus bengalensi) at Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary - Sri Lanka, The sizable reptile uses its forked tongue to "smell" its surroundings. It will flick its tongue repeatedly in order to track prey and detect other monitor lizards.