SA lizard that inspired Tolkien’s Smaug ‘facing extinction’

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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.

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https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2017-08-17-sa-lizard-that-inspired-tolkiens-smaug-facing-extinction/
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17/08/2017