A. japonicus yawn sequence

[TJ]

 

[john]

Heh, I just spent 30 seconds trying to figure out where the egg was... until I realised it said Yawning, not SPawning. I thought you'd really gone where no one has gone before Tim

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Nice sequence though

- make a movie from it ?

 

[TJ]

Thanks! Glad you finally figured it out

Mind you, that gape was big enough to swallow a toy poodle...easily! That particular giant salamander and the one to the right of it seem to be the two biggest of the six or so at the Ueno Zoo, measuring around 1.4 meters or so.

I spent about a half hour waiting for it to yawn again after failing to get decent pics of the previous yawn. Truly awesome beasts!

 

[TJ]

Here's the previous yawn: