KOMODO DRAGON

By Devon

DietThe komodo dragon will eat already killed animals, deer, water buffalo, pig, smaller komodo dragons and humans! The komodos will eat the same large carcass.

DietThe komodo will eat a lot of its prey, the intestines , skin , hooves and its bones.The komodo dragon has a flexible throat so it can eat huge hunks of meat.

DietThe komodo gets bacteria stuck in the teeth.The komodo dragon has a forked tongue to smell its food.

AppearanceThe hugest komodo dragon ever found was 10.3 feet. It weighed 366 pounds . The komodo dragon when hunting must rely on the background to camouflage.

HabitatThe komodo dragon lives on islands near Indonesia and the Island of Komodo. The Komodo habitat has volcanic eruptions and floods.

Life cyclesThe komodo will stand on its hind legs and it will fight for its mate. The komodo will guard her eggs for two months.

Life cyclesThe komodo dragon can live to live to be 30 years old.

ConservationThe number of the komodo population is between 2,500 and 5,000. Some say the komodo dragon is endangered.

Interesting facts

The komodo dragon has a scientific name. It is vananuskomdoensis.

The komodo dragon is not a dragon but a lizard.

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Interesting factsThe komodo dragon’s bite is weaker then a house cat’s bite. Komodo dragons are great swimmers.

The komodo swims side to side.

Interesting facts The komodo eggs will take eight months in a incubator to hatch.The komodo dragon is rarely bred in captivity.

Interesting factsThe komodo is the heaviest lizard on earth.

The komodo has a sac of poison in its mouth.

The komodo also has bacteria in its mouth.

Interesting factsThe baby komodo will eat eggs, grasshoppers, beetles and geckos.The baby komodo can go in trees but the older komodo can’t.

Interesting factsThe Island of Komodo was not completely known until the 1920’s. The Island of Komodo is 20 miles long and 10 miles wide.

Interesting facts

If the komodo wants to run fast, it will run fast.

Interesting factsThe komodo will put its claws on the wall and climb to reach its prey, for example a bat.

Reeder, komodo dragons,2005.www. Honolulu zoo. Org/www.SanDiego zoo.com

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