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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 Gila monsters are diurnal animals.
00:09 They usually hunt in the morning.
00:11 These reptiles choose to come out during the day
00:13 if the weather is not very cold.
00:16 And when they do go out, they do not want to be disturbed.
00:20 If they sense danger, they will stand their ground
00:23 and fight back.
00:25 For instance, this Gila monster got
00:27 spotted roaming the plains in broad daylight.
00:30 This one's got a full tail.
00:31 And when he was approached, he started showing signs of anger.
00:35 It is very close to the bandit.
00:36 All right, calm down.
00:37 Gila monsters are solitary animals,
00:44 and they want no friends, even from their kind.
00:47 Sometimes, two Gila monsters get in the way of each other,
00:51 which makes them both aggressive.
00:57 These two Gila monsters engaged in a fight.
00:59 Both reptiles have the same fighting techniques.
01:08 They use their heads and torso to subdue each other.
01:11 The winner is usually the one who
01:12 can repeatedly force his opponent down
01:14 into an inferior position.
01:16 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:19 This Gila monster caught himself a rabbit,
01:31 a nice meal for a reptile.
01:32 He instantly started devouring the whole of its prey.
01:39 The Gila monster is one of the small number
01:41 of venomous reptiles.
01:43 It can bite quickly and hold on tenaciously.
01:46 Rather than injecting venom through hollow fangs,
01:54 Gilas have enlarged, grooved teeth in their lower jaw.
01:57 When they bite, their powerful jaws
01:59 send the venom in through capillary action
02:02 along the grooves in their teeth.
02:03 In the middle of this bushy forest,
02:07 a fight occurred between a squirrel and a Gila monster.
02:09 [SQUIRREL SQUEAKING]
02:13 Oh, oh, he's following it again.
02:14 He's following it again.
02:15 The squirrel saw an opportunity to get
02:17 himself a fair deal of meat.
02:19 Each of the two animals has its fighting skills.
02:25 The Gila monster is no match for the squirrel's speed,
02:28 so swift attacks can be an advantage for the rodent.
02:30 [SQUIRREL SQUEAKING]
02:33 Scratching in the face.
02:35 But if the reptile manages to hold a bite on the squirrel,
02:38 that would be its end.
02:41 [SQUIRREL SQUEAKING]
02:44 (animals calling)
02:47 (whooshing)