the earth's largest komodo dragon and the terrible hunting times
a species that specializes in savannas monsoons forests grasslands and coastal areas
they are not as numerous as many other species and are slowly declining a species
with a sharper tongue than other organs one that is omnivorous and loves carrion
this is the komodo dragon living mainly on the island of the same name in indonesia
people took the island's name to name the largest lizard on the planet the komodo dragon
this island became a national park in 1980 to serve the conservation
of care of rare animals including the komodo dragon today let's visit this national park
with the wild animal life to witness the terrifying hunts of the komodo
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discover more animals in the natural world here the komodo dragon's food is becoming scarce
partly due to climate change and partly because its prey is gradually disappearing
komodo dragons mainly eat water buffalo deer and even rats when they were young
they had to learn to be independent struggling for life
without their parents by their son the female dragons would leave before the eggs hatch
maybe this is a way to keep it from thinking about eating its own eggs like many other cold blooded
animals komodo dragons are merciless they can kill and cannibalize their own kind adult dragons
will also sometimes climb trees to catch petite komodos however climbing with a huge size
is not an easy task as running on the ground or struggling in the water the baby dragon is fast
on the tree he often chooses to live here until the age of two or three to defend for itself
this komodo national park is no different from a refugee camp for this huge lizard with an
area of 18 000 square kilometers this national park is a place to preserve all rare animals
it's march now the baby dragons are about to be born
they will not cry but use their own teeth to break eggshells komodo dragon's eggshells is usually 50
larger than the original the baby dragons will quickly come out and they will go
from the cave into the ground and the size of the komodos now is often 40 centimeters long
in the first years of life they will eat what they can find
and this time it is also the favorite prey of other species only when fully grown
the komodo dragon has absolutely no enemies other than its own kind it struggles for children or
when feminine rages an adult dragon can be up to 3 meters long and weigh about 160 kilograms
but on average they are only 1.2 meters long for females and 1.6 meters for millions
when young komodo dragons live in trees so their food is mainly insects like spiders
and small vertebraes as adults the food will change they will underwater buffalo
or savannah day and a water buffalo can help the komodo dragon not need to feed for about a month
but there are times when they need to take in large amounts of food to store fat to
be able to survive the harshest days on komodo island its eyesight and hearing are quite poor
almost no support for hunting it was mainly successful thanks to its skillful sniffington
and in the prey it hunts it often has to face some risk so it can't resist
the komodo dragon will be more favorable when the water buffalo is in a different situation
the dry season is terrible obsession of water buffalo they are starved of water and the grass is
withering with no promises of life at this point a lot of buffalos died of illness enough starvation
but this time the komodo will come to participate
in this delicious meal the whole komodo herd always has order and unity in eating
they will be eaten in order from big and old and they will eat first the smaller ones will
stay behind and wait for what is left usually smaller dragons would endeavor near dead buffalo
it is one of the darkest because it can lose your life larger ones can be
aggressive and furious to attack them to be on the safe side it is best not to take the turn
and that's also a way to understand more of what needs to be known in this harsh world
komodo dragons can take in food weighing more than 70 percent
of its own body weight climate change has made this dry season on komodo island much longer
water buffalo are also dying every week they see the departure of the water buffaloes
this is not the luck of the komodo dragon but it is a sign that this dragon is also
in danger of disappearing along with the water buffalo on this deserted island
the komodo dragons will not be able to do anything but wait for the change of climate
when the weather is favorable they will have more food again the coming raining season will
bring life to many species of flora and fauna in this national park but the comodo dragon
cannot happily welcome the rainy season it is a cold-blooded animal its body temperature will
change with the temperature of the environment and the temperature drop it will lose all day vitality
lying listless like corpses every moment at this point is a difficult and exhausting one
they lost all their strength to hunt it is a difficult time for one creature but panic for
others including water buffalos they have been waiting for the rainy season to come
and the grasses grew green again and the water rushed over the streams
life has returned to the water buffalo at this time to be able to eat a water buffalo
is extremely difficult for the komodo dragons hunting tactics changed the target it aimed at was
also different now he dreamed of delicious pieces of deer meat he will observe its prey from afar
and attack secretly observation will help it analyze the subject
this komodo dragon has identified an injured stand
maybe it just got into a fight with another one of us back
the favorable situation would put the deer's life at risk
komodo dragons are extremely agile during the day they can run up to a speed of 20 kilometers
per hour during the hunt especially with a small species such as mice komodo dragons hit their mark
it usually quickly swallows the rat into its stomach
nothing that has been sniffed by it has a chance of surviving
it is the master of hunting in the komodo island at night it will return to rest on high mounds
an exhausting day of target hunting made it one to enjoy the moment before dawn returned
just like the extremely possessive crocodile friend the komodo dragon is a species that
often fight for offspring the one that wins will have the right to mate with offspring they often
extremely fierce and fights over a lover still take place regularly during the breeding season
these animals were made for a few minutes male will use his tight tongue to capture the
female scent and see if the female is ready its mating season runs from june to august
after meeting it takes about a month for the fertilized eggs to fully develop in the females
the female usually begins to dig burrows and she will lay 20 to 30 eggs in one borough
the remaining barriers serve the dual purpose of finding the right temperature and distracting
thieves sometimes other species are also very interested in the eggs of the komodo dragon
the female komodo dragon stay by the side of the cave until the time the eggs are about to hatch
and then her children who never know who their mother is
begin a long journey ahead by being independent
they also have a reproductive habit similar to crocodiles however the crocodile will wait for
the moment its cubs hatch then bring the babies into the water and then leave them
but it is also a difference to see that some species are more attached to their offspring
perhaps that's why the chances of survival of baby crocodiles
are still higher than that of the komodo dragon komodo dragon saliva according to many research
documents contains poison because it has about 57 bacteria and it is capable of causing infection
there are no terrible teeth like crocodiles but when the mouth is fully opened the moto
dragon is also a species with a large mouth that is ready to swallow any ill-fated animal
for some species once bitten by a komodo dragon they cannot survive the wound will become infected
all anti-corrugation occurs and blood will flow from the wound at a lot leading to death
and the komodo dragons are just waiting for the occasion to follow the tracks and eat those prey
there are several stories of komodo dragons attacking people does it actually attack humans
the answer is yes authorities in indonesia said a swiss tourist was sitting alone on the island
when he was attacked by the flesh stripe his camera was only found on the beach
a fisherman who lived near the island while searching for food was also killed
and eaten in march of 2009 although the commando dragon has no teeth to crush food
its digestive juices are quite similar to that of snakes able to consume hard things like bones
however if you are tourists visiting this island don't panic because of these rare stories
and do not dare to learn about the largest living lizard they are a
danger of becoming extinct because of climate change and their prey is increasingly scarce
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