# img: friends (quasi), by Kee Ee Lim

<< A Hug Before The Battle! These 2 large Malayan Water Monitor Lizards (Varanus Salvator) sizes each other up before the epic struggle for territory began. These lizards can grow up to 3m long >>

2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.

http://m.yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/11161631/

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