Editing Goanna (section)

==Diet==
The diets of goannas vary greatly depending on the species and the habitat. Prey can include all manner of small animals: insects, smaller lizards, snakes, mammals, birds, and eggs.

Meals are often eaten whole, thus the size of their meals may depend on the size of the animals. Many of the small species feed mostly on insects, with some being small lizard experts. Many of the medium to large species feed on whatever prey they can catch. This includes eggs, fish (''V. mertensi''), birds, snails, smaller lizards, snakes, marsupials, and other small mammals, such as rodents. The giant perentie has been observed killing a young [[kangaroo]], and then biting out chunks of flesh like a dog.

All species are carrion eaters, so feed on the carcasses of dead animals, including livestock and other large creatures.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cogger|first=Harold|title=Australian reptiles in colour|year=1978|publisher=Reed|location=Terrey Hills, N.S.W.|isbn=0-589-50060-0|page=59}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Andrew|first=Learmonth|title=Encyclopaedia of Australia|year=1973|publisher=F. Warne|location=London|isbn=0-7232-1709-2|edition=[2d ed.]|author2=Learmonth, Nancy|page=229}}</ref> The smell of rotting meat also attracts these lizards.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}