I've decided to do this post describing the physical characteristics of the Komodo Dragon, after all, you have to start somewhere don't you?
Komodo Dragons are the largest, living, species of lizard. They are usually two to three metres in length. The young komodo dragons are about seventy-five centimetres and they live in trees. The tail of the Komodo Dragon is about the same length of its body. They are usually seventy kilograms. That last figure are for wild Komodo dragons as the ones in captivity usually weigh more. This makes them the heaviest lizards in the world.
Komodo Dragons have long, forked tongues and they are yellow in colour.They have about sixty teeth. They fall out and are replaced quite regularly. The teeth are serrated, like flesh-eating sharks. When they bite, they cut out chunks of their prey's flesh. The komodo's mouth is full of venom, therefore, if its prey survives the original attack, they will be killed by infection later. The komodo's skull is very flexible, and it can swallow large pieces of food.
Despite its size, komodo dragons can run up to eleven miles an hour, in short bursts. That is about as fast as a dog.
Komodo Dragons are the largest, living, species of lizard. They are usually two to three metres in length. The young komodo dragons are about seventy-five centimetres and they live in trees. The tail of the Komodo Dragon is about the same length of its body. They are usually seventy kilograms. That last figure are for wild Komodo dragons as the ones in captivity usually weigh more. This makes them the heaviest lizards in the world.
Komodo Dragons have long, forked tongues and they are yellow in colour.They have about sixty teeth. They fall out and are replaced quite regularly. The teeth are serrated, like flesh-eating sharks. When they bite, they cut out chunks of their prey's flesh. The komodo's mouth is full of venom, therefore, if its prey survives the original attack, they will be killed by infection later. The komodo's skull is very flexible, and it can swallow large pieces of food.
Despite its size, komodo dragons can run up to eleven miles an hour, in short bursts. That is about as fast as a dog.
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