To stay warm at night, they make or find burrows to nestle down in. First, it springs up and knocks the prey over with its huge feet. They will also eat smaller dragons. The Komodo has a unique way of killing its prey. Males maintain and defend a territory and patrol up to 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) per day. With its fantastic sense of smell, the Komodo will find the dead animal and finish its meal. Then she will incubate the grapefruit-sized eggs for around three months. He and his crew have a nerve-racking close encounter with three metre long Komodo dragons, the world's largest venomous lizards! Varanus komodoensis. Komodos are very rare and are found in the wild only on five islands: the Lesser Sunda Islands of Komodo, Rinca, Gili Montang and Gili Dasami — all within Komodo National Park — and the island of Flores, where the Komodo roams freely. NY 10036. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSubBBC Earth YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/BBCEarthBBC Earth Facebook http://www.facebook.com/bbcearth (ex-UK only)BBC Earth Twitter http://www.twitter.com/bbcearthVisit http://www.bbcearth.com for all the latest animal news and wildlife videosThis is a commercial channel from BBC Studios. 1996. Komodo dragons are a species of monitor lizard, which are large reptiles found in Africa and across Asia. The lizard's habitat can be anything from a tropical dry forest to a savanna to a deciduous monsoon forest. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T22884A9396736. !Suzuki 「コモドオオトカゲ」『爬虫・両生類ビジュアルガイド オオトカゲ&ドクトカゲ』、, 原幸治 「小スンダ列島の"恐竜" コモドオオトカゲ」『動物たちの地球 両生類・爬虫類 8 オオトカゲ・ミミズトカゲほか』第5巻 104号、, デイビッド・バーニーほか編 日高敏隆ほか日本語版監修 『世界動物大図鑑』、ネコ・パブリッシング、, 永戸豊野 「伝説では全長7m 地上最大のトカゲ」『動物世界遺産 レッド・データ・アニマルズ5 東南アジアの島々』小原秀雄・浦本昌紀・太田英利・松井正文編著、講談社、2000年、103頁。, 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22884A9396736.en, https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1282299/9, ニュース - 動物 - 毒で獲物を仕留めるコモドオオトカゲ - ナショナルジオグラフィック 公式日本語サイト（ナショジオ）, B.G. Service \u0026 Feedback https://www.bbcstudios.com/contact/contact-us/ © A Komodo can live to more than 30 years. If the prey escapes, it will die within 24 hours of blood poisoning because the Komodo's saliva contains 50 strains of bacteria, according to National Geographic. Alina Bradford - Live Science Contributor Komodos have dual-purpose homes. The average size of a male Komodo dragon is 8 to 9 feet and about 200 lbs., according to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, but they can reach a whopping 10 feet (3 meters) in length. Komodo dragons are carnivores, meaning they eat meat. During the day the same burrow keeps them cool. Komodo dragons are generally solitary outside of mating season. Go! Fray et al. Komodo dragons have long, forked tongues that they use to help smell and taste. Female Komodo dragons can have virgin births. The average size of a male Komodo dragon is 8 to 9 feet and about 200 lbs., according to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, but they can reach a whopping 10 feet (3 meters) in length. Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of reptiles to add to his list of 60 deadly predators. Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, The dragon is a monitor lizard of the family Varanidae. Visit our corporate site. Komodos come in a variety of colors, including blue, orange, green and gray. Stay up to date on the coronavirus outbreak by signing up to our newsletter today. The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang. Then they use their sharp, serrated teeth — which are a lot like a shark's — to shred their prey to death. Female Komodo dragons can have virgin births, Discovery Channel Video: Komodo Dragons Hunt Buffalo, Smithsonian National Zoo Fact Sheet: Komodo Dragons, American Museum of Natural History: Komodo Dragon, World Animal Foundation: Komodo Fact Sheet, These could be the funniest animal pictures ever. A member of the monitor lizard family Varanidae, it is the largest extant species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of 3 metres (10 ft) in rare cases and weighing up to approximately 70 kilograms (150 lb).
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