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KOMODO DRAGON
By Devon
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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.
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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.
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DietThe komodo gets bacteria stuck in the teeth.The komodo dragon has a forked tongue to smell its food.
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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.
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HabitatThe komodo dragon lives on islands near Indonesia and the Island of Komodo. The Komodo habitat has volcanic eruptions and floods.
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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.
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Life cyclesThe komodo dragon can live to live to be 30 years old.
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ConservationThe number of the komodo population is between 2,500 and 5,000. Some say the komodo dragon is endangered.
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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.
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Interesting facts The komodo eggs will take eight months in a incubator to hatch.The komodo dragon is rarely bred in captivity.
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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.
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Interesting factsThe baby komodo will eat eggs, grasshoppers, beetles and geckos.The baby komodo can go in trees but the older komodo can’t.
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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.
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Interesting facts
If the komodo wants to run fast, it will run fast.
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Interesting factsThe komodo will put its claws on the wall and climb to reach its prey, for example a bat.
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Reeder, komodo dragons,2005.www. Honolulu zoo. Org/www.SanDiego zoo.com
www. ARKive. Org/ www. National geographic .com www.kidsnationalgeographic.com
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