Kobe Walker by Kobe Walker https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i komodo dragon en-us 2021-04-28 17:44:02 UTC 2021-04-30 15:17:43 UTC hello@padlet.com walkerkobek https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1470391820 Komodo Dragon can weight about 300 pounds.
Male: 170 – 200 lbs (Adult)
Female: 150 – 160 lbs (Adult)
Male: 8.5 ft. (Adult)
Female: 7.5 ft. (Adult)]]> 2021-04-28 17:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1470391820 walkerkobek https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1470428427 Tropical forests but can be found across the islands.
That really the only place they found at
Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) moved out of Australia and made their way to the Indonesian islands, arriving on the island of Flores around 900,000 years ago.


]]> 2021-04-28 18:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1470428427 walkerkobek https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1474905830 At times, these reptiles can smell carrion, or rotting flesh, up to 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) away. This lizard's large, curved and serrated teeth are its deadliest weapon, tearing flesh with efficiency. The komodo dragon sense of smell is their primary method of detecting food. Using their forked tongues they test the air for the scent of warm-blooded animals.]]> 2021-04-29 17:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1474905830 Komodo dragons eat almost any kind of meat, scavenging for carcasses or stalking animals that range in size from small rodents to large water buffalo. Young feed primarily on small lizards and insects, as well as snakes and birds. Komodos have large, serrated teeth (like a shark's) that they use to grip prey and rip open its flesh, he added. The venom these creatures inject into their prey with every deep bite contains toxins that result in anticoagulation walkerkobek https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1474977118 2021-04-29 17:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1474977118 Komodo dragon's bite was so dangerous because of the massive amount of bacteria thriving in its mouth. As a scavenger beast, its bite must be filled with the deadly microorganisms of rotting flesh and would infect and kill any victim. which injects venom into a victim through its sharp fangs, a Komodo dragon's venom seeps into large wounds it makes on whatever unlucky animal it attacks. The animal may escape the grip of the dragon, but it won't escape the venom that will eventually bring it down. walkerkobek https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1475123294 2021-04-29 17:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1475123294 Komodo dragons are the exception, thanks to a genetic adaptation that researchers discovered when they sequenced the animal's genome. The researchers' work, published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, showed these creatures can achieve a metabolism that's more like that of a mammal, which is beneficial when it comes to hunting prey. Komodo dragons have in spades — and which also explains what's behind the creatures' unlikely bursts of speed and endurance. walkerkobek https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1475141837 2021-04-29 17:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1475141837 Komodo dragons can reproduce asexually through a process called parthenogenesis. When no males are present, females can still lay a viable clutch of eggs.It was females at two zoos, kept in solo conditions, that provided the eggs for the researchers to analyze and confirm that Komodo dragons are capable of parthenogenesis — one from London's Chester Zoo and one from the London Zoo. Genetic analysis of some of the eggs from their clutches confirmed that no male contributed to fertilization; the females were both the mother and the father of their offspring. walkerkobek https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1475160126 2021-04-29 17:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1475160126 walkerkobek https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1478609089  Komodo dragons have bony deposits in their skins, known as osteoderms, of many different shapes, which is unusual, but also that a Komodo dragon isn't born with them. Just as tree rings reveal the approximate age of a tree, osteoderms reveal the Komodo dragon's growth.  These bones cover the dragons from head to tail, creating a “chain mail” that protects the giant predators. The Honey Badger is among the fiercest, most fearless animals on the planet. It's speed, mobility, aggression and fighting prowess would likely find a way to defeat the bigger, slower Komodo Dragon. Honey badger can get through the komodo dragon armor.]]> 2021-04-30 15:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/walkerkobek/gmc5ugxgv627gd6i/wish/1478609089