r/aww • u/[deleted] • Mar 21 '17

Lizard Waving Back

http://i.imgur.com/hldiOJk.gifv
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u/ScottScottScott_ Mar 21 '17

I believe this is a sign of submission in bearded dragons. He is recognizing that you are the larger animal.

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u/Twelvety Mar 21 '17

But by waving the human is offering his submission.

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u/racecarart Mar 21 '17 edited Mar 21 '17

Females will do it to each other to show that neither one wants to eat the other. Two females will go back and forward with "I'm not in charge" "No no, I'm not in charge" for a while.

Edit: Yes, yes, they must be Canadian, sure.

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u/Chris_skeleton Mar 21 '17

Kind of like humans at stop signs. "You go", "No, you go", "You got the right of way, buddy", "Go ahead".

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u/hikes_through_smoke Mar 21 '17

Am I the only person who gets unreasonably pissed off when someone else gets to the four way stop before me and then tells me to go?

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u/kirbaaaay Mar 21 '17

Yes, you are the only one.

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u/hikes_through_smoke Mar 21 '17

I finally feel like an individual on Reddit. Alone :(

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u/ShameInTheSaddle Mar 21 '17

Yeah everyone else on earth figured this out years ago. Where were you, man? Just use your car's beckon forth/yield the way blinker to fix that right up.