Facts&Fun

  • The Komodo Dragon is native to many islands in Indonesia including Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, Gili Dasami, and of course the Islands of Komodo. It is most comfortable in environments such as savannas, tropical forests, and grasslands.

  • It is the largest lizard species still in existence and can grow to be two to three metres in length!

  • The International Union for the Conservation of nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) has placed the Komodo Dragon on its Red List of Threatened Species because it is in risk of extinction. Currently, there are less than 5000 Komodo Dragons in existence.

  • In an effort to save the species, the Indonesian government built the Komodo National Park as a place as an environment that the dragons could live in protection.

  • In regards to its senses, the Komodo Dragon has a weak ability to hear and a poor ability to see. It has no sense of taste since it has no taste buds. However, it has a very strong sense of smell.

  • There is a large variety of food that the Komodo Dragon can consume. The children tend to consume smaller organisms such as eggs, insects, geckoes and even small mammals. The adult Komodo Dragon is more likely to eat horses, wild boars, water buffalos, monkeys, goats, deer, birds and their eggs, and small animals.


Source: wikipedia.org


Just for Fun!
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