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TOPIC: Nature

Lizard Kings

They look like dragons and inspire visions of fire-spitting monsters. But these creatures with their long claws, razor-sharp teeth, and muscular, whip-like tails are actually monitors, the largest lizards now walking the planet. This program looks at what makes these long-tongued reptiles so similar to mammals and what has allowed them to become such unique survivors.
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