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SA lizard that inspired Tolkien’s Smaug ‘facing extinction’ [1]

When JRR Tolkien completed his sketch “Death of Smaug” for The Hobbit in the early 1930s‚ he was illustrating a work of fiction. But it turns out he was being prophetic‚ too.

Publication Date: 
17/08/2017
Times Live (South Africa) [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], South Africa [4], Endangered Species [5], Habitat [6], Africa [7], Reptiles [8]
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