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Few people have ever heard of the Butaan lizard. What's it like? Where does it live? Can it be saved from extinction? Wildlife expert Peter Gros, former host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, has close to 25 years of experience working with animals, and is here to answer your questions on behalf of Animal Planet.

Use the link below to post your questions in the discussion forum. Peter will respond to them live on Sunday, May 21, at 8 p.m. ET, right after the premiere of Butaan: The Lost Dragon. Be sure to return then for the answers, and to ask Peter any additional questions that may have come up during the show.

Ask Peter Gros About the Butaan Lizard!

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About the Expert

Peter Gros is a special adviser to Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom on Animal Planet and a former host of the original series. On behalf of Mutual of Omaha, he is involved with a nationwide education program that teaches students about the importance of conservation. As former director of land animals, and later vice president, at Marine World/Africa USA, he established breeding programs for 377 endangered animals. He later developed a rehabilitation program for birds of prey. Peter is an active member of several zoological and environmental education groups, a licensed exhibition and animal educator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and a frequent lecturer on the subject of conservation at universities, zoos and nature centers.


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