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This lizard has gone viral because it chases a ball just like a dog

Compared to dogs and cats, lizards aren’t high on the list of desirable pets, and that may partly be because they’re seen as less entertaining – sitting around basking in the heat, eating and drinking, rolling their googly eyes about a bit. If we wanted to see that, we’d watch Love Island.

This gif of a tegu lizard has gone viral because it reveals an unexpectedly lively side to these creatures.

This clip in @CorRaven‘s tweet alone has had more than six million views and over 120,000 retweets, as well as showing up elsewhere on the internet. Here’s what people have been saying about it.

Not everybody knew how to feel about it.

Cute. Definitely cute.

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