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WOLVERINES VS
KOMODO DRAGONS
• They are mammals.• Females weigh 13-26 lbs
and males weigh 22-55 lbs.• They are about the size of
a family dog but appear a lot bigger because they are covered with shaggy thick fur up to 4 inches long.
• They have wide paws and long nails.
• They are carnivorous reptiles.
• They are covered with rough scales.
• Most are black, brown or grey.
• They can be over 2 m long and weigh about 150 pounds.
• They are very strong and have claws 5 – 8 cm long.
Wolverine Komodo Dragon
CHARACTERISTICS
• Born live• Have white fur to
start but it darkens after 1 week
• Weigh less than 1 lb
• Start as eggs about the size of a baseball.
• They lay 10 - 27 eggs.• Hatching takes 8
months.• They are 40 cm long
when they hatch.
Wolverine Komodo Dragon
COMPARE THEIR YOUNG
• They use their strong jaws and teeth to feed on frozen meat and bones.
• Their keen sense of smell helps them track other animals or locate meat buried under the snow.
• During their daily hunting activities they can travel up to 40km.
• As they flick their tongues they pick up scents from the air.
• Their Y shaped tongue lets them know what direction their prey is.
• They quietly wait for their dinner to come to them.
• Once close enough it grabs its prey with its sharp claws and bites it the deadly saliva usually kills the animal within a few days.
The strong wolverinesThe patient Komodo
dragons
HOW DO THE MIGHTY HUNTERS HUNT ?
HUNTING PICTURES
• They live mostly in isolated northern regions.
• Within its range it has the need of a place for building a den.
• They live only on Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda islands.
• Their habitat is harsh and arid.
• Most of them live in the lower arid forest and savanna
Wolverine Komodo Dragon
HABITAT