Bearded Dragon Shoos Off A Kitty Intruding His Bath

Are you one of those people who just loves dinosaurs and dragons? Did you perhaps, collect rubber toy versions of these amazing animals when you were a child and dreamt of going back into the distant past just to have a look at dinosaurs? Or you imagined a little magical dragon resting on our shoulder just to protect you from harm? Unfortunately, dragons are fairy-tale creatures, and dinosaurs died out a long time ago, however an animal still exist today that might satisfy your taste for both – the bearded dragon.

Bearded dragons are very clever lizards, with good eyesight and excellent reactions. This makes their behavior very interesting. Scientists have conducted experiments on bearded dragons and proved that they are capable of learning in such an extent that now dragons are considered the marmosets of the reptilian world. Their interest for their environment is so enormous that that would study, analyze and build a relationship with everything that comes in their way, starting from their owners and ending with the objects they find, making frequent surveillance trips around the room. Therefore, no small and bright details should be allowed lying around, they will all be inevitably tasted or eaten. This is why bearded dragons are very fond of guests, because guests are new objects for study.

Despite the fact that this species of bearded dragons lives in quite arid regions of Australia, reminiscent of the African savanna, they are very fond of bathing and swimming and you shouldn’t deny them of this pleasure. This is the lesson the can in the video on the top of the page learned the hard way. Watch!

Meat Francois, the bearded dragon. He is the typical example of his species: the dragon heart fears nothing, not even the fiercest predator in the world of domestic animals – that cat. You can see him enjoying his bath time, or trying at least to be left alone in those moments of pleasure, but he is sharing his home with another household pet who would not leave him in peace. The cat is so curious: why would anyone, even a breaded dragon want to soak in water!? But Francois has no fear at all. He is so confident, teaching this curious cat to stay away while he enjoys his bath. Bravo, Francois!

As you can see in the video, the bearded dragon is a real dragon in your house! It is not that Francois did not warn the cat to stay aside with his body language. If you watch carefully you can see the system of gestures for communication. They love to communicate. They nod their head, raise their front legs and snap their tails. Usually, males nod, either quickly and aggressively, to show who is the owner of the stone they are perched on, or gently, hinting to the female suggesting their affection.

Being very intelligent, bearded dragons can show to be very lenient and tolerant towards other animals in the household, but, mind you, only if the animal is larger than them (they will simply eat smaller ones). Most likely, a peaceful encounter will start and finish as such, but if the animal, like the curious cat in our video, starts to molest or tease them, then this lizard will show all the flamboyant colors the the dragon hidden inside.