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| | Animal Planet :: Corwin's Carnival of Creatures |
 | | Komodos have the ability to climb at an early age, and often survive by living in trees and eating insects. | | | The Komodo is active during the day and night; as the sun warms its body temperature, its activity level increases. | | | Legally endangered, the island-living Komodo is a more likely candidate for extinction than mainland species due to the increased invulnerability for disease, human encroachment, deforestation, competition for food and natural disasters inherent to its limited range. |
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http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/jeffcorwin/carnival/lizard/komodo.html
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| | Komodo National Park About Komodo Dragons |
| | As an adult Komodo can consume up to 80% of its body weight in one gorging, weight is a highly variable factor, and is largely dependent on the most recent feeding. | | | After feeding, the Komodos become quiescent and approachable while their digestive tracts are converting the food into fat energy stored in the tail. | | | The Komodo is long lived (as are most of the larger reptilian species) with an estimated life expectancy of over 50 years in the wild. |
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http://www.komodo-gateway.org/facts.html
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| | The Komodo Dragon |
| | Komodos are the only animal, besides humans, that willingly control their population (by way of eating their own eggs). | | | The Komodos have to regulate their body temperature by basking in the sun or cooling in the shade because they are cold blooded. | | | The young Komodos feed on insects and geckos while they live in the tees. |
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http://web.fccj.org/~dbyres/2011projects/komodo/dragon.htm
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| | Komodo Dragon |
| | Dragons are most abundant in the lower arid forest and savanna. | | | Young dragons up to 29 inches (.75 meters) live in trees and eat insects, birds, eggs, small mammals and other reptiles. | | | The female wild dragons will utilize the nest mound of a brush turkey in which she will lay a clutch of up to 30 eggs. |
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http://www.honoluluzoo.org/komodo_dragon.htm
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| | Komodo dragon |
| | While smaller Komodos have to be content with eggs, lizards, snakes and rodents, the larger ones hunt deer, wild pigs, water buffalos and even horses. | | | Since the teeth of the Komodo dragons are not designed to chew, lumps of food are torn off, thrown to the back of the mouth, and swallowed whole. | | | This is because the temperature needed by the Komodo dragon eggs is lower than that required by the birds. |
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http://www.szgdocent.org/resource/rr/c-komodo.htm
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| | Komodo Dragon |
| | Despite their great size, Komodo dargons are quick-moving and agile on the ground. | | | Younger Komodos are more mobile than adults, and they will actively hunt small mammals, nestling birds, and insects. | | | Young Komodo dragons hatch from their leathery, goose-sized eggs fully formed. |
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http://wonderclub.com/Wildlife/reptiles/komododragon.html
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| | Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) |
| | Female komodo dragons lay between 20 and 40 eggs in a hole in the ground. | | | This article discusses the difficulties that komodo dragons face when courting and breeding in the wild, egg laying, and captive breeding. | | | Their eyesight is good for distinguishing movement and color but not very good in low light. |
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http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Komodo_Dragon.asp
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| | Komodo Dragon Fact Sheet - National Zoo FONZ |
| | However, if the dragon was able to bite the deer the toxic bacteria in their saliva will kill the prey within the next few days. | | | The deer quickly bleeds to death, and the Komodo begins to feed. | | | They scavenge from carcasses or stalk animals ranging in size from small rodents to large water buffalo. |
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http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Komododragon.cfm
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| | Komodo Dragon Pictures |
| | The smaller dragons are kept at bay until the larger lizards have gorged enough to satisfy their appetite for as long as a week. | | | Varanus Komodoensis survives primarily on the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rintja, Flores and Padar. | | | Yes, Komodo, the largest of the monitor lizards, growing to a length of 10 feet (3 meters) and a weight of 300 pounds (136 kg). |
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http://www.baliassociates.com/komodo.html
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| | Komodo Dragon |
| | (19) After the Komodo dragon is done eating, it will go through a cleaning ritual which includes licking their lips free from food, sneezing to get any food out of their nose holes that might have gotten stuck, and also wiping their face in the grass and leaves. | | | As the food is being chewed by the teeth it comes in contact with the taste buds located on the surface of the tongue. | | | The young Komodos will eat small insects or small animals. |
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http://www.tenan.vuurwerk.nl/reports/nevis/dragon.htm
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| | Komodo Monitor (Komodo Dragon): WhoZoo |
| | Since Komodo Dragons are cold blooded animals, they preserve their energy in order to maintain body temperature, so they aren't particularly active. | | | In their natural habitat they are at the top of the food chain and can take down prey as large as a water buffalo. | | | Young monitors feed on insects, small lizards, and the nestlings of small mammals; larger monitor species seek larger prey, such as fish, birds, frogs, rats, and snakes; the Komodo Dragon can even take small deer and wild pigs. |
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http://www.whozoo.org/students/amabau/komodo_dragon.htm
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| | Komodo Dragon |
| | Young Komodos feed on small lizards or insects. | | | Reproduction: Komodo dragons perform mating rituals at every meeting so when mating season finally does come around the females are more receptive to the males’ advances. | | | Bacteria from rotting flesh they eat remain in their mouths and infect any animal they bite. |
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http://www.colszoo.org/animalareas/Islands/komodo.html
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| | komodo dragon biogeography |
| | Komodo monitors colonized these small islands due to their cold blooded body types, and the conditions of the islands. | | | Young dragons live in the trees for protection from larger predators and adult Komodo monitors. | | | The existence of large mammals provided an adequate supply of food to feed lizards as large as Komodo dragons and possibly larger. |
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http://www.sfsu.edu/~geog/bholzman/courses/316projects/komodo.htm
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| | San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Komodo Dragon |
| | Perhaps the small body size allows these dragons to survive on smaller prey, including insects, lizards, birds, and rats, without having to rely on larger species that are rare on such a small island. | | | Humans disturb more and more of its natural habitat and hunt the same food dragons need to survive. | | | They aren’t too picky about their food, and will eat wild pigs, deer, wild buffalo, snakes, and fish that wash up on the shore. |
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http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-komodo.html
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| | Komodo Dragon - Varanus komodoensis |
| | They are solitary animals, and only come together to mate or feed on carrion. | | | The female lays up to 12 four inch long eggs in a hole in the earth. | | | The a dults will also feed on carrion. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/animals1/lizard/komodo.html
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| | ANIMAL BYTES - Komodo Dragon |
| | On the islands, threats from farmers clearing land for agriculture and killing komodos to protect livestock add to the plight of the dragons. | | | Fat stored in their tail can provide dragons with metabolic water in times of drought, enabling them to go for 1 to 1½ months without eating or drinking. | | | They are excellent swimmers and can cross great distances and strong ocean currents just to raid neighboring islands where the only available food source is domestic animals. |
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http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/reptilia/squamata/komodo-dragon.htm
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| | WhoZoo: Komodo Dragon |
| | Fertilized eggs may be retained in the female until September, when the weather is cooler, and then laid on the ground or in a ground nest "borrowed" bird. | | | Social Organization: Solitary, although several dragons may feed on a common source of carrion. | | | Diet in the Wild: Juveniles: insects and small lizards. |
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http://www.whozoo.org/Intro2003/AmandaWill/ALW_KomodoDragon.htm
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| | Komodo dragon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Papua monitor, Varanus salvadorii may surpass the Komodo in length but it is slimmer and weighs less. | | | Mating occurs between May and August, with the eggs laid in September. | | | Komodo dragons have not traditionally been considered venomous, but the serrations along their teeth do create an ideal niche for over 50 different strains of bacteria. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon
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| | Komodo Dragon - Endangered Species - Bagheera |
| | The current population of Komodo dragons seems relatively stable at about 5,000 animals, yet scientists are concerned that only 350 of them are breeding females. | | | Komodo dragons are formidable predators, since even one bite can be lethal. | | | Komodo dragons are carnivores (meat eaters) and will devour any animal they are capable of dismembering and gulping down. |
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http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_komodo.htm
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| | Komodo Dragons and Their Islands |
| | Their saliva is not venomous, but the mouth of a Komodo dragon is so full of bacteria that a bite from one almost always leads to infection. | | | Males have scratching fights with each other during mating season. | | | Komodo dragons are cannibals who eat their own young, and even other adults when they can pull it off. |
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http://www.heptune.com/komodo.html
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| | The UnMuseum - Giant Lizards |
| | A Komodo Dragon avoids the hot, tropical sun by finding shade under a tree. | | | This means it doesn't maintain a constant body temperature, but is dependent on the sun to warm it up enough in the morning so it can take on vigorous activity. | | | Though most Komodo dragons prefer wild bore or deer as their meals, they will try to attack and consume almost every other animal they can find, including other dragons (Interestingly enough for reasons scientists still don't understand, the dragons are not susceptible to infections from the bites of other Komodos). |
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http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/bigliz.htm
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| | Stalking the wild Komodo Dragon |
| | Komodo dragons sleep at night because it is usually too cool for them to be active. | | | Day #5: The morning will see us back on Komodo Island once more stalking the king of the island. | | | Komodo dragons stay in burrows if the temperature is too cold. |
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http://www.thekomododragon.com
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| | Komodo Dragon |
| | An adult Komodo can grow as long as 10 feet and weight up to 250 pounds. | | | They can move very quickly and prey on pigs and even larger animals like deer. | | | The Komodo dragon is an endangered species and the world's largest living species of lizard. |
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http://www.si.edu/harcourt/h_si/animals/facts/animalsfact10.html
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| | wildherps.com - Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) |
| | The watering holes are supposed to keep the prey animals around (deer, wild pigs, water buffalo, etc.). | | | To try to avoid this dreary possibility, they built some concrete watering holes near the old feeding site. | | | Almost all the rest are on the western end of the much larger nearby island Flores. |
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http://www.wildherps.com/species/V.komodoensis.html
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| | Animal Planet :: News :: Dragons Puzzle Experts |
| | But Sungai laid the fertilized eggs before even meeting her British lover. | | | Habitat: Dry open grasslands, savannas and tropical forests at lower elevations. | | | The dragon is found on the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Gili Motang and Flores, but its numbers have dwindled to around 6,000 as a result of poaching and invasive species. |
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http://animal.discovery.com/news/afp/20060424/komodo.html?source=rss
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| | Komodo Dragons are carnivore; they can kill goats, deer, horse, buffalo and wild boars. | | | These giant lizards are growing 3-4 meters in length, 1 meter high (when stands), 150-300 kg weight, can run swiftly, dig holes, swim, dive and the young dragons can climb trees. | | | Komodo dragons are NOT only live in the above islands, but also in Flores Island, they are scattered from the west part to the central of Flores about 200 km away to the east. |
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http://www.floressa-bali.com/komodo-dragon
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| | PBS: Wild Indonesia |
| | But for the most part, they hunt with a combination of stealth and power. | | | Because of the bacteria, a Komodo's saliva is poisonous. | | | In addition, poachers have killed many deer in the Komodo's habitat, one of its staple foods. |
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http://www.pbs.org/wildindonesia/dragon
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| | Komodo Dragon |
| | After mating, the female lays about 28 eggs in a burrow.They walk and run fast on their powerful legs. | | | Komodo and the nearby islands are dry and rocky with low vegetation. | | | Young dragons can climb trees while their bodies are lighter. |
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http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/tripIndkomo.htm
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| | AMNH - Expedition : Endangered |
| | Legal protection of oras has reduced commercial hunting, but they are sometimes poisoned by villagers to protect children and domestic animals. | | | As a result, the small island of Komodo can support quite a few of these giant monitor lizards -- their total population on the island is estimated at about 4,000 to 5,000 animals. | | | The people of Komodo call this animal "ora." Elsewhere it is known as the Komodo Island monitor or more popularly, the Komodo dragon. |
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http://www.amnh.org/Exhibition/Expedition/Endangered/ora/ora.html
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| | Komodo Dragon Stamps |
| | Last modified by pib on July 6, 2003. | | | There are less than 5,000 dragons in the wild, of which only a few hundred are breeding females. | | | Giganteus is thus much smaller than the Komodo Dragon and much much smaller than Megalania. |
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http://www.pibburns.com/cryptost/komodo.htm
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| | Komodo Dragon by Shiang-Huan |
| | The prey will die within one or two days. | | | The size of the Komodo dragon is 10 feet (Length), the average size is: 8.6 feet (male) and 7.6 feet (female). | | | Komodo dragons protect themselves from the weather by going into holes in rocks. |
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http://www.crockerfarm.org/ac/rm02/animals/shuanDragon.htm
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| | Komodo Dragon Tour and Filming |
| | Growing up to 3 meters in length and up to 140 kilograms, Komodo considered the last of their kind remaining in the world today. | | | Komodo Island is now a national park and also home to number of rare birds, deer and wild pigs which are prey to the lizards as well. | | | You will board on a fisherman wooden boat which have been modified to enable and suitable for carrying tourist, equipped by Radio Navigation, Electricity, Toilet, One big cabin which has 6-8 beds, Life jackets and Mattress. |
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http://www.adventureindonesia.com/komodo-welcome.htm
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| | Komodo Dragon Printout- EnchantedLearning.com |
| | Reproduction: The female digs a hole in the ground, lays 20-40 eggs, and then covers them up with dirt. | | | The Komodo Dragon's scientific name is Varanus komodoensis (genus and species). | | | They live in hot, humid, grassy lowlands and in rainforests. |
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/lizard/Komodoprintout.shtml
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| | TIME.com: Transcript: Sharon Stone vs. the Komodo Dragon -- Page 1 |
| | The deal is, they pull you off your feet and apparently then try to eat you. | | | When we were at the hospital, the head of the infectious disease department was staying overnight for the first three days and sat down with me and said, 'Two weeks ago I had five kids who petted a Komodo dragon and got severe salmonella poisoning and I was dealing with all of them. | | | We did some research to find out who had a Komodo because Phil had always wanted to see one. |
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http://www.time.com/time/sampler/article/0,8599,133163,00.html
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| | PETSorFOOD.com: Komodo Dragon |
| | Live purchasers should consider our economical live hamsters product as food for this product. | | | The Indonesian government has agreed to provide Pets or Food with up to three Komodo Dragons per year, order yours today. | | | The Komodo Dragon is native to only one place on Earth, the Komodo islands off the shore of Indonesia. |
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http://run.petsorfood.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Product_Code=KD&Category_Code=RS
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| | Komodo dragon - Varanus komodoensis: More Information - ARKive |
| | The dragon's saliva can contain uf to 50 different types of bacteria, probably as a result of eating carrion (6). | | | Komodo dragons can eat up to 80% of their own body weight at one time. | | | No Komodo dragons have been seen on the island of Padar since the 1970s, the result of widespread poaching of the deer that constitute their chief prey source (3). |
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http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Varanus_komodoensis/more_info.html
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| | Komodo dragons are also endangered because they are trapped for sale to zoos. | | | Komodo dragons are also trapped and sold to private collectors. | | | They also die of storms, fires, and diseases. |
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http://kauila.k12.hi.us/~helemano/g6/komodo.html
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| | Komodo Dragons |
| | Among the animals Komodos attack are deer, goats, pigs, dogs, and, occasionally, humans. | | | While the lizards are now being bred in captivity, their continued existence in the wild depends on the maintenance of their native habitat. | | | The lizard in the foreground of the diorama is beginning to eat a wild boar; the one in the background uses its long, forked tongue, with which it can both smell and taste, to sense chemicals in the air. |
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http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/expeditions/treasure_fossil/Treasures/Komodo_Dragons/komodo.html?50
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| | Chronicle editor bitten at L.A. zoo / Komodo dragon attacks Bronstein |
| | The dragons feed on small mammals in the wild and are aggressive by nature, said Los Angeles Zoo spokeswoman Lora LaMarca, although this particular creature was known for a milder temperament. | | | Because the dragon's teeth harbor several strains of septic bacteria, Bronstein was treated with antibiotics and will be monitored for possible infection. | | | Bronstein reached down and grabbed the jaws of the reptile and pried them open, she said, before he struggled to escape through the small feeding door of the cage, while the zookeeper fended the dragon off. |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/06/10/MN156967.DTL
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| | Komodo Dragon Central - All about Komodo Dragons |
| | Discovered by science at the start of the 20th century, some 6,000 Komodos are restricted to a few small islands in Indonesia. | | | Growing up to ten feet long, it is the largest lizard in the world. | | | For example, some of the best general information is found in the "Zoos with Komodos" page. |
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http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/komodo
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| | Komodo Dragon |
| | Although often regarded as pests, they are not a serious menace to humans. | | | The Komodo dragon is the world's largest lizard species. | | | In order to protect the dragon, the Indonesian government has made the islands of Padar and Rintja into nature reserves for both the lizard and its prey. |
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http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/komodo.htm
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| | Komodo Dragon - Varanus komodoensis |
| | Solitary: together only to breed and sometimes to feed on carrion | | | Wild: anything they can catch, favorites include deer, goat, wild boar and even smaller komodos, will eat carrion | | | Habitat: lowland areas, mainly open with grasslands and palm trees |
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http://www.scz.org/animals/d/komodo.html
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| | BBC NEWS Middle East Giant lizard terrorises Beirut |
| | Komodo Dragons can grow to over three metres | | | The civil defence has stationed dozens of personnel all over the area, but it lacks the sophisticated equipment needed to catch the lizard without harming it. | | | Komodo Dragons are an endangered species and live in Indonesia. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3195937.stm
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| | Starbucks Komodo Dragon Blend® by Starbucks® Coffee - StarbucksStore.com |
| | Photographs, images, and all other proprietary materials in each case about Starbucks products © 2006 Starbucks Coffee Company. | | | Indonesia is the home of the world's largest lizard &; the Komodo dragon — and this blend of Asia Pacific coffees bears its name. | | | Indonesian coffees are known as the deep, stalwart elements of the coffee world. |
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http://www.starbucksstore.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=313053
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| | Komodo Dragon |
| | They have a fearsome reputation, and have been known to kill human beings and canabalise their own kind. | | | Almost extinct, the "dragon" lives on its native Komodo Island and portions of the Sundra Islands in Indonesia. |
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http://www.kutz.com/komodo/kmd_drag.htm
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| | Dragon Pictures, Art, Wallpaper, Komodo, Bearded at EverythingDragons.com |
| | For the Chinese people, Dragons were described visually as a composite of parts from nine animals... | | | Dragonology scholars such as Ernst Drake have argued that the first dragonologists were Merlin Ambrosius (5th century A.D.) in the West, and Fu Hsi (2962 B.C.) in the East... | | | Here you will find fascinating facts and ideas about these creatures from various cultures and time periods around the world. |
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http://www.everythingdragons.com
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| | Komodo Dragon Home Page |
| | by Tekla Abreha and Urban Reith II A day in life for the Komodo Dragon |
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http://www2.sandi.net/roosevelt/komodohome.html
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| | Komodo Foundation welcome to komodofoundation.org |
| | The Komodo Foundation is an independent, non-profit and non-governmental body working in the fields of education and environmental awareness. | | | Our vision is to increase awareness and to promote responsible action regarding the natural environment of Nusa Tenggara. | | | While our programs target the coastal and maritime peoples of Komodo, Flores and Nusa Tenggara, we hope our efforts will make a difference for all peoples of the Indonesian archipelago. |
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