We should be proud because Indonesia has many natural and rich culture, natural wonders Indonesia is very famous, especially the dragon as prehistoric animals and only exists in Indonesia. many of us who want to Komodo National Park to see the ancient animal is still alive, but not many know more in a dragon looks like. Here I am sharing about Komodo's unique facts, I collected both of the talk surrounding communities as well as the data of existing data.
What are the facts and the unique Komodo:
1. Komodo is the largest lizard species that live on the islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Mota, and Gili Dasami in Nusa Tenggara. Komodo lizard Varanidae Including family members, and klad Toxicofera, dragons are the largest lizards in the world, with an average length of 2-3m. Large size is associated with symptoms of island gigantism, the tendency for body meraksasanya certain animals that live in small island linked to the absence of mammalian carnivores on the island where dragons live, and the rate of metabolism of dragons Because of his body, these lizards occupy the position of a top predator dominated ecosystems in place of life.
2. Komodo discovered by western researchers in 1910. Her body is great and terrible reputation makes them popular zoo. Dragons in the wild habitat has been shrinking due to human activity and therefore incorporate dragons IUCN as a species vulnerable to extinction. This large lizard is now protected under Indonesian law and a national park, namely Komodo National Park, which was established to protect them.
3. In the wild, an adult Komodo dragon usually weighs around 70 pounds, but the dragons are kept in captivity often have a greater body weight. Wild specimens largest ever having a length of 3.13 meters and weighing about 166 pounds, the weight does not include weight of undigested food in the Komodo perutnya.Meski noted as the largest lizard that is still alive, but not the longest. This reputation held by Papua lizard (Varanus salvadorii).
4. Komodo has the same tail length with his body, and about 60 pieces of sharp serrated teeth along approximately 2.5 cm, saliva is frequently blood-tinged, because its teeth are almost completely covered by gingival tissue that is naturally lacerated during a network and they eat buruannya.Kondisi that create an ideal culture for the virulent bacteria that live in their mouths. other than that Komodo has a long tongue, yellow and bercabang.Komodo males larger than females dragons, with skin the color of dark gray to brick red, while the female is more colorful dragons green olives, and have a small piece of yellow on the throat . Young Komodo dragons more colorful, with yellow, green and white on a black background.
5. Komodo does not have the sense of hearing, despite having a large hole telinga.Biawak is able to see as far as 300 m, but due to his retina just like a cone shape, this animal is probably not so well seen in the darkness of night. Komodo is able to distinguish colors, but are not able to distinguish objects that are not moving.
6. Komodo uses its tongue to detect taste and smell, like other reptiles, with tongue lizard is able to determine the direction in the dark. With the help of the wind, and his habit of cocking his head to the right and to the left when walking, dragons can detect the presence of carrion as far as 4-9.5 kilometer.Lubang nasal olfactory dragons is not a good tool because they do not have the bulkhead rongga.selain These animals have no sense taste on his tongue, there are few nerve endings of taste in the back of the throat. Dragons scales, some of which are reinforced with bone, have sensory plaques connected to nerves that facilitate tactile stimulation. The scales around the ears, lips, chin, and soles of the feet have three sensors lebih.Komodo stimuli or thought to be deaf when researchers conduct research.
7. Komodo naturally only found in Indonesia, on the island of Komodo, Flores and Rinca and several other islands in Nusa Tenggara. their life in the open dry grasslands, savannas and tropical forests at low altitudes, this lizard likes it hot and dry place. They are active during the day, although sometimes also active at night. Komodo dragons are largely solitary, coming together only to breed and eat.
8. Large
reptiles can scoot to 20 miles per hour in short distances; swim very
well and can dive as deep as 4.5 meters, as well as clever climb trees
using their powerful claws. To catch prey that is out of reach, the Komodo dragon may stand on its hind legs and use its tail as a support. With
increasing age, the Komodo dragon claws are used primarily as a weapon,
because of its large size makes climbing impractical. For shelter, dragons dig holes 1-3 meters wide with the front legs and strong claws. Because
of his body and the habit of sleeping in a hole, dragons can conserve
body heat throughout the night and reduces the time sunbathe in the
morning.
9. Komodo generally hunt at noon until late afternoon, dragons hiding places are usually located in the hills with the sea breeze, open from vegetation, and here and there a lot of signs with many scattered Komodo dragon dung. This place is generally also a strategic location to ambush deer.
10. Komodo dragons are carnivores. Although they eat mostly carrion, studies show that they also hunt live prey with a stealthy approach followed by a sudden attack against the quarry. When the prey arrives near the hidden dragons, animals be attacked on the underside or the throat. Komodo can find their prey using a keen sense of smell, and can find animals dead or dying at a distance of 9.5 kilometers.
11. Ancient reptiles ate manner and tearing large chunks of meat and swallow her whole front leg while holding the body prey. For small prey up of a goat, the meat can be spent on one swallow. Stomach contents of prey in the form of plants normally left untouched. Reddish saliva and out in large quantities Komodo dragons produce helps to swallow its prey. However, ingestion still take a long time; 15-20 minutes to swallow a goat. Komodo is sometimes attempt to speed up the process by emphasizing carrion prey to a tree, so that the prey it can go past the throat. And sometimes ramming so forcefully that the tree be uprooted.
12. After eating, walking dragons dragged her overfed seek sunlight for sunbathing and speed digestion. Otherwise, the food could rot and poison in his own stomach. Due to slow metabolism, large dragons can survive by just eating 12 times a year, or about once a month. similar to a snake if it is eaten prey he can rest for a few months. Once the meat is digested prey, the Komodo dragon regurgitates a mass of horns, hair and teeth prey, in clumps mixed with foul-smelling mucus, which is known as gastric blob pellets. After the dragons swept his face to the ground or into the bushes to clean up the remnants of the mucus, the behavior suggests that it, like humans, do not like the smell of his own saliva.
13. In the collection of the large-sized dragons usually eat first, followed by smaller. Komodo largest males show dominance through body language and desisannya. Prey were of the same size may be a fight pitting the power, by means of a kind of lizard wrestling, until one of them admit defeat and retreat; although sometimes that can be killed in a fight lost and devoured by the winner. Komodo Cannibal including animals that can eat each other, but this is usually done at the time of the fight between dragons. and the losers sometimes preyed upon by Komodo winner. it is very rare and witnessed by humans, you can get these moments during the breeding season.
14. A gland that can contain highly toxic has been successfully retrieved from the mouth of a Komodo dragon at the Singapore Zoo, and convince the researchers will be content that belongs to the dragons. In addition it contains can, dragons saliva also has a variety of deadly bacteria in it, more than 28 Gram-negative and Gram-positive 29 have been isolated from the saliva of the Komodo dragon bites ini.memang not directly kill the prey and the prey can escape, generally Terken bite prey will die within a week of infection.
15. Young Komodo dragons spend their first years in trees, where they are hiding and are relatively safe from predators, including cannibalistic adults of dragons, which is about 10% of the diet is successful young Komodo dragons diburu.Komodo require three to five years to mature , and can live more than 50 tahun.Di addition to the normal reproductive process, there are several examples of cases of female dragons to produce children without the presence of males (parthenogenesis), a phenomenon also known to occur in several other reptile species.
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