Komodo_Dragon

Komodo Dragon KOMODO DRAGON The Komodo dragon is the world’s largest living reptile. The Komodo dragons are carnivores and will devour any animal they are capable of dismembering and gulping down. They have great appetites for deer, wild boar, water buffalo, dogs, goats, rats, snakes, birds and once in a great while humans. They hunt by ambush by hiding in the scrub brush along trails and in the tall grass of the savannas. The Komodo Dragon reaches lengths of up to 12 feet long and weighs up to 300 pounds. These reptiles are swift runners and climbers. The Komodo dragon is found mainly on the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rintja, Padar and Flores. The Komodo population includes only about 350 breeding females out of 5,000 animals. Scientists are concerned that as human populations grow, the Komodo dragons limited habitat shrinks. The primary threats komodo, dragon, dragons, human, rintja, protect, padar, islands, indonesian, hunting, hunt, humans, habitat, great, feet, dragon’s, birds, animals, world’s, wild, while, weighs, water, villagers, victim, trophies, trails, threats, tall, swimmers, swift, survival, surf, sought, sometimes