Because of his body, this lizard predators occupy the top positions are dominated ecosystems place to live. Komodo discovered by European scientists in 1910.
His huge and terrible reputation makes them popular in zoos. Komodo dragon habitat in the wild have dwindled due to human activities and therefore the IUCN species include the Komodo dragon as vulnerable to extinction. This large lizard is now protected under the Indonesian government regulations and a national park, the Komodo National Park - Indonesia, was established to protect them. In the wild, adult Komodo dragon usually weighs around 70 kilograms but the Komodo dragon kept in captivity often have a body weight greater. The biggest wild specimens have long been of 3:13 meters and weighing about 166 pounds, including the weight of undigested food in his stomach. Although Komodo dragon lizard was recorded as the largest still living, but not the longest. Komodo has the same tail length of the body, and about 60 pieces of jagged sharp teeth of about 2.5 cm long, komodo dragons saliva is often mixed with a bit of blood because her teeth almost entirely covered with gingival tissue and this tissue torn during the meal. This condition creates an ideal environment for the growth of deadly bacteria that live in their mouths. Komodo has a long tongue, yellow, and branching.
Male Komodo komodo larger than females, with skin color from dark gray to brick red, whereas more female Komodo dragon, green olives, and a small piece of yellow on the throat. Young Komodo dragons more colorful, with yellow, green and white on a black background.
Komodo does not have the sense of hearing, despite having the ear hole. This lizard can see as far as 300 m, but because the retina has only cones, this animal seems not so good to see in the dark. Komodo dragons are able to distinguish colors but not able to distinguish how the immovable object. Komodo uses his tongue to detect taste and smell stimuli, like other reptiles, the vomeronasal sensory organs using Jacobson, an ability that can help navigation in the dark. With the help of the wind and the habit of cocking his head to the side to side when walking, komodo dragons are able to detect the presence of carrion as far as 4-9.5 miles.
Komodo dragon's nostrils smell is not a good tool because they do not have a diaphragm. These animals have no sense of taste on the tongue, there are few nerve endings in the taste back of the throat. Komodo once considered deaf when studies find that the whisper, the voice rising and shouting did not cause agitation (noise) in the wild Komodo dragon. This is undeniable and when the employee ZSL London Zoo, Joan Proctor trained lizard to go out to eat with his voice, even when he was not seen by the monitor lizards. Komodo dragon naturally found only in Indonesia, on the island of Komodo, Flores and several other islands in Nusa Tenggara.
Life in the open dry grasslands, savannas and tropical forests at low altitude, this lizard like the place is hot and dry. They are active during the day, although sometimes active at night. Komodo dragons are solitary animals, gathered together only at meal times and breed. These large reptiles can sprint up to 20 miles per hour at short distances; swim very well and can dive as deep as 4.5 meters; good at climbing trees and using their strong claws. To catch prey that are beyond his reach, komodo can stand on its hind legs and uses its tail as a support. With increasing age, more komodo uses his claws as weapons, since large body size gave her a hard climb trees.
For shelter, komodo dragons dig holes 1-3 meters wide with the front legs and strong claws. Because of his body and sleeping habits in the hole, komodo can maintain body heat during the night and reduce the time basking in the morning hunting in general selanjutnya.Komodo the afternoon, but still shade during the hottest part of the day. Hiding places these komodo dragons are usually located in hilly areas with Gumuk or sea breeze, open from vegetation, and here and there droppings scattered inhabitants. This place is generally also a strategic location to ambush deer.
Komodo dragons are carnivores. Although they eat mostly carrion, studies show that they also hunt live prey with a way to sneak followed by a sudden attack against the victim. When the victim arrived at the hiding place komodo, this animal attacked him immediately on the underside of the body or throat. Komodo can find prey by using a sharp sense of smell, which can be found dead or dying animals at a distance of up to 9.5 kilometers.
In a collection, komodo dragons are the largest size is usually eaten first, followed by smaller according to the hierarchy. Showed the greatest male dominance through body language and desisannya; are greeted with the same language by other males smaller to show its recognition of that power. Komodo dragon Komodo same size may be fighting pitted forces, a kind of wrestling with how to monitor lizards, until one of them to admit defeat and retreat; although sometimes the loser may have been killed in the fighting and the eaten by the winner.
Komodo dragon lizard prey very varied, covering various invertebrates, other reptiles (including the Komodo dragon is also smaller), birds and their eggs, small mammals, monkeys, wild pigs, goats, deer, horses, and buffalo. Young Komodo insects, eggs and lizards.
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