Researchers Discovered That Monitor Lizard in Borneo Prefer Residing in Forest Close to Oil Plantations

Researchers from Cardiff University and workers at the Danau Girang Field Centre in Sabah, Malaysia, discovered that monitor lizards inhabiting the Malaysian portion of Borneo likes living in the natural forests that are next to oil plantations, instead of in the plantations themselves. Previous research has revealed that Asian water monitor lizards flourish in places where oil palm plantations instead of the native plants and trees are found.