1. Komodo Dragon
Loren Gallimore

2. Varanus komodoensis Fact: Habitat tropical savanna forests
at night, sleep in borrows to escape the heat
Fact:
Komodo dragons are usually unsuccessful in bringing down their prey, but if they are able to bite the animal, the animal will eventually die from the bacteria in its saliva.

3. Diet
any kind of meat
Scavenge from carcasses
Stalk animals from small rodents to large buffalo
Sometimes cannibalistic
Fact:
A kill is usually shared by many Komodo dragons and very little is wasted. They leave only about 12% of the prey.

4. Factors of the Komodo Dragon
Largest living lizard
Reaches a length of 10 feet
Weighs about 150 pounds
Hot habitats of 95°F
Solitary animals
Sexual Maturity
Males: 10 years
Females: 9 years
Lay eggs in September
Produce up to 30 eggs
Mate twice a year
Fact:
The largest verified specimen reached a length of 10.3 feet and weighed up to 366 pounds.

5. Endangerment Fact: Limited range Legal and illegal hunting
Poisonous carrion bait
3,000 to 5,000 left
Natural disasters
Illegal trafficking/ black market
Fact:
Komodo dragons may live about 30 years in the wild, but scientists are still studying this.

6. Protection Efforts Fact:
1915 – protection plans enforced by Dutch government
1980 – Komodo National Park (KNP)
Strict anti-poaching laws
Fact:
Komodo dragons keep the same mate throughout its entire lifetime.

7. 1 Where are Komodo dragons mainly located? Japan Islands of Indonesia
West Coast of America
Asia

8. 2 Which of the following is not true about Komodo dragons?
There are only about three to five thousand Komodo dragons left.
They sometimes eat their own young.
Animals that are prey to the Komodo dragon usually die from their venom.
Komodo dragons are the largest lizard in the world

9. 3
About how many eggs do female Komodo dragons lay? 30 40 20 15

10. 4 How much does a full size Komodo dragon weigh? 250 pounds 200 pounds

11. 5 Which is true about Komodo dragons?
Komodo dragons prefer cold temperatures
A full size female Komodo can reach a length of 12 feet
Komodo dragons are located in Japan
They keep the same mate their whole life

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