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antipodi
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Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:16 am
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Komodo ...a real Dragon
These Komodo dragon is a reptiles and so dangerous, they cannot be kept as pets. Zoos are the only places that can keep captive Komodos. Even there, they are still dangerous.
These reptiles eat up to 40 pounds of meat a day; that’s more than what we normally eat in a week! Komodos usually eat any animal they can overpower. If they can overpower an elephant, they will hunt it down and eat it. The zoos usually spend little for food for the Komodos, so the zoo-kept reptiles get chicken mostly, and on the rare occasion, steak. Because of the natural behavior of all animals to have a variety of food, the Komodos do not always get chicken--the zoos usually switch from chicken to pork to fish every week to provide an all-around meal.
To identify these Komodos would be a little hard,  since not many exist now. They have been grouped in 3 categories; Land, Water, and Fire.
The Land Komodo can run up to 40 kilometres an hour, and has the highest jump capabilities of all reptiles (around 10 metres in length).
The Water Komodo can swim a lot better than the others. It can also be considered water born. This specific Komodo is not common, yet it can swim up to 20 kilometres an hour, and can hold its breath for around 6 minutes.
The Fire Komodo does not spit fire, but it does spit. It can spit its venomous saliva about 10 metres in length. This Komodo is the most uncommon to find of all, since these were the “legendary” 10-foot Lizards of the 1900’s. Most of these are now extinct, but have left smaller sized Komodos in return.
Komodos are commonly found in Indonesia or the Austral-Asian region. If you ever encounter one of these in the wild, most experts suggest to stay still and to not move at all, until the reptile has passed or found another prey to chase after.
Poachers have hunted this reptile for more than 50 years, and it has finally been added to the “Endangered Animals” list in the 1980’s. These reptiles were used like how most reptiles were used--boots, vests and jackets. The skin of the Komodo is extremely tough, and is 100% waterproof; no wonder people wanted the skin so badly.
Over all, Komodos are very dangerous, but still a loveable lizard  once you can train them. Rumor has it, Metro Toronto Zoo is trying to train the Komodos to not bite, and do normal activities as a dog would…
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SerpantSkin
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Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:41 pm
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i went to the sandiego zoo, one of the few zoos that keeps komodos, but unfortunatly there komodo had recently died, and they still were on like a waiting list to get another pair  . I was really hoping to see them to, its a shame that they are endangered.
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antipodi
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Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:49 pm
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What a magnificent animal though ...So many on that endanged list ..its worrying...I am doing research on that very subject in animal kingdom
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HHfrog
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Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:45 am
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I have never heard of the land, water, and fire thing...
Do you mean that there are three different species of komodo dragons that have different characteristics? There is only one species of Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis. The Komodo dragon is a land animal, but it is also a decent swimmer. Komodo dragons have been known to swim considerable distances in the ocean between islands. A few individuals have been recorded at over 12 feet in length. I have never heard of them spitting saliva.
Komodo dragons (along with all of the family Varanidae) are among the lizards (subfamily Sauria) that have recently been discovered as venomous. It is mostly the venom, not the bacteria-infested saliva as previously hypothesized, that slowly kills the prey of the dragon.
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antipodi
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Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:30 am
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This information was gleaned from scientific papers I will try and define the info and see if they are actually given indivual names ..Possibly they (One Family) have adapted to their surroundings for survival....
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jsqueek
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Wed Mar 08, 2006 2:49 pm
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i have seen them on tv, and thats about as close as i'd like to be to one.
they are fearsome.
on the programme i saw, small children were on their menu 
it is a shame tho that they are endangered, becuase once gone thats it !
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