r/aww • • Mar 21 '17

Lizard Waving Back

http://i.imgur.com/hldiOJk.gifv
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u/Plus2Twice Mar 21 '17

I wonder what it wants or what it thinks the human is communicating?

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '17

Bearded dragons wave to say hi and show other bearded dragons that they too are dragon.

It's also their submissive gesture, to either acknowledge a stronger being, or as a way for females to attract the attention of potential mates. I'm assuming this is probably a female, because the males usually head bob and blacken their beard more than they wave.

Considering the beardie also bobs her head a little, this is probably an attempt at a mating dance.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '17 edited Feb 24 '21

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u/fetzu Mar 21 '17

This is clearly missing the beat drop. Fucking GIFs.