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The Komodo Dragonby Alex Weber
Dragons are real?
● Komodo Dragons are part of the genus of carnivorous lizards called monitor lizards
● Scavengers and predators, and sometimes cannibals
● First discovered in 1910 on the island of Komodo in Indonesia
Wait!
Komodo Food Web
Where they live
The Animal Kingdom
Don’t Get Too Close
● Long sharp claws
● Powerful tail
● More than 60 serrated teeth
● Osteoderms: scales reinforced with bone
Life Cycle● Eggs incubate
for 8-9 months
● Young take to the trees until about age 2
● Adolescents reach full size by 9 years old
● Mating begins at about 6 years old
● Adults live about 30 years
Nervous System
VOMERONASALORGAN
TOUNGE
NERVEOLFACTORY BULB
● Sees color, but not very good vision
● Smells using tongue and vomeronasal organ
● Not very good hearing
● Osteoderms: sensors on scales connected to nervous system
Interesting Facts
● Can have babies without mating(Parthenogenesis)
● Very intelligentThey can even count!
● Debate continueswhether they have venom or bacteria cultures in their mouths.
Any Questions?