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==Introduction==
Monitors do not adapt to captivity well since they may require specialised diet and husbandry. The larger ones can be very dangerous. The giant species (Nile monitors (''V. niloticus niloticus'' and ''V. n. ornatus''), Salvador or crocodile monitor (''V. salvadorii'') and the water or Asian water monitor (''V. salvator'') need very large enclosures and have powerful crushing jaws and bites can result in very serious injuries. Adapting to captivity varies between species but most specimens are wild caught and mortality can be high. There is very little breeding achieved outside zoos and wildlife parks.
Monitors do not adapt to captivity well since they may require specialised diet and husbandry. The larger ones can be very dangerous. The giant species (Nile monitors (''V. niloticus niloticus'' and ''V. n. ornatus''), Salvador or crocodile monitor (''V. salvadorii'') and the water or Asian water monitor (''V. salvator'') need very large enclosures and have powerful crushing jaws and bites can result in very serious injuries. Adapting to captivity varies between species but most specimens are wild caught and mortality can be high. There is very little breeding achieved outside zoos and wildlife parks.
[[Image:DSC01727.JPG|300px|thumb|right|'''Philippine water monitor (''Varanus cumingi'') at ZSL London Zoo''']]
[[Image:DSC01727.JPG|300px|thumb|right|'''Philippine water monitor (''Varanus cumingi'') at ZSL London Zoo''']]