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Komodo Dragons

Komodo Dragons are engaging creatures. The scientific name is Varanus Komodoensis. They are considered reptiles, because they lay eggs.  Komodo Dragons can live up to 30 years and the males are 8.5 feet and the females are 7.5.  They also have brownish and reddish eyes, the shape of a Komodo Dragon body is shaped like a snake with four legs, and they are grey all over. Curiously, there are 4,000 to 5,000 living Komodo Dragons in the wild.

Komodo Dragons live on land.  Komodo Dragons are carnivores, because they eat large prey such as large water buffalo, deer, pigs, even humans.  Surprisingly, they can also eat smaller dragons.

These animals have  many adaptations to help them survive. One of these adaptations are  Komodo Dragons kill with venom. The Komodo Dragon uses venom to survive anywhere that these animals live. Another adaptation is that the Komodo Dragons have a yellow and forked tongue, because the yellow tongue helps taste and smell.  Lastly, They can grow up to 10 feet long and weigh over 200 pounds.

All in all Komodo Dragons are amazing creatures and are fascinating adaptations.

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Get to know the Komodo Dragon, so you know what to do in case you bump into one! Click to subscribe for more cute videos: http://bit.ly/ZqphqC Komodo Dragons are the largest living species of lizard and the closest living relative to dinosaurs!

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http://www.furiousearth.com Getting up close to Komodo Dragons in the wilds of Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Adventurer George Kourounis visits them while filming the "Angry Planet" TV series. Filmed as part of the Angry Planet TV series Produced by: www.peterrowe.tv