Komodo dragon (Varanus komodioensis), also called Ora (called by the natives of the island Komodo), or often called Komodo dragons are the world's largest lizard species that live on the island of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Gili Dasami in central Indonesia.
Komodo dragons are lizards varanideae family members, and klad toxicofera. Komodo is the largest lizard species in the world, with an average length of 2-3 meters. The length of this large island gigantism associated with since there are no carnivorous mammals on the island where the living Komodo dragons and large kecil.Sebagai metabolism resulting from their large, these lizards are predators that dominate the ecosystems where they live.
Komodo dragons are found by western researchers in 1910. Big bereka great and terrible reputation makes them popular in zoos. In the wild habitat they are used by human activities and the IUCN include dragons as a species vulnerable to extinction. They are protected under Indonesian law and a national park, Komodo National Park is established to protect them.
In the wild, adult Komodo dragon usually has a mass of about 70 kilograms. Captive specimens have a larger mass. Wild specimens largest ever of 3:13 m in length and has a mass of 166 kilograms, including undigested food. Komodo has a long tail of his body, and also about 60 sharp serrated teeth that have a 2.5 centimeter long. Their saliva will often have blood because her teeth almost completely covered by gingival tissue and the tissue is torn during the meal. This makes it an ideal culture for the deadly bacteria that live in their mouths. Komodo has a long tongue, yellow and forked. Komodo dragons males larger than females, with skin color from dark gray to brick red, while more female dragons are green olives, and a small piece of yellow on the throat. Young dragons more colorful, with yellow, green and white on a black background.
Komodo has a strong sense of smell, although their ear holes can be seen, and their visual discrimination (especially object unchanged) are bad, they can see in color. They use their tongue to detect taste and smell stimulli, like other reptiles, the vomeronasal organ of Jacobson's use, the awareness that can assist navigation when gelap.Dengan wind assistance, they can detect carrion as far as 9.5 kilometer.Lubang dragons nose is not the best use of olfactory commodity because they do not have diafragma.Mereka not have a taste in their tongue, only slightly behind the throat. Komodo dragon scales, with some reinforced with bone, have sensory stimuli that are connected with nerve stimulation to facilitate touch. Their scales around the ears, lips, chin, and soles of the feet have three or more sensors rangsangan.Sebelumnya dragons are considered deaf when the study reported there was no agitation in wild Komodo dragons during whispers, raised voices and yelling. This was denied by ZSL London Zoo employee Joan Proctor trained iguana that came out at dinner when I heard his voice, even when he is not visible.
Komodo dragons can be found in Indonesia, on Komodo, Flores and Rinca and several other islands in the Lesser Sunda Islands. They love the hot and dry. Chap living in the open dry grasslands, tropical forests sabanna and at low altitude. They are active in the daytime, although they are sometimes active at night. Komodo is a quiet beast, coming together only to breed and eat. They can run fast (above 20 miles an hour). Komodo is a b aik swimmers, can dive as deep as 4.5 meter.Komodo to climb trees using their claws that catch prey kuat.Untuk out of range, they can stand on their hind legs up and use their tails as support. Komodo dragons use their claws for arms, because their large mass causing difficulty climbing pohon.Untuk shelter, dragons dig a hole which has an area of 1-3 meters. They dig a hole with the front paws and big kuat.Karena their arms and somnolence in the hole, the Komodo dragon can conserve body heat during the night and reduce the period of basking in the morning selanjutnya.Komodo hunt in the daytime, but still take shelter during the day the hottest.
Komodo dragons are lizards varanideae family members, and klad toxicofera. Komodo is the largest lizard species in the world, with an average length of 2-3 meters. The length of this large island gigantism associated with since there are no carnivorous mammals on the island where the living Komodo dragons and large kecil.Sebagai metabolism resulting from their large, these lizards are predators that dominate the ecosystems where they live.
Komodo dragons are found by western researchers in 1910. Big bereka great and terrible reputation makes them popular in zoos. In the wild habitat they are used by human activities and the IUCN include dragons as a species vulnerable to extinction. They are protected under Indonesian law and a national park, Komodo National Park is established to protect them.
In the wild, adult Komodo dragon usually has a mass of about 70 kilograms. Captive specimens have a larger mass. Wild specimens largest ever of 3:13 m in length and has a mass of 166 kilograms, including undigested food. Komodo has a long tail of his body, and also about 60 sharp serrated teeth that have a 2.5 centimeter long. Their saliva will often have blood because her teeth almost completely covered by gingival tissue and the tissue is torn during the meal. This makes it an ideal culture for the deadly bacteria that live in their mouths. Komodo has a long tongue, yellow and forked. Komodo dragons males larger than females, with skin color from dark gray to brick red, while more female dragons are green olives, and a small piece of yellow on the throat. Young dragons more colorful, with yellow, green and white on a black background.
Komodo has a strong sense of smell, although their ear holes can be seen, and their visual discrimination (especially object unchanged) are bad, they can see in color. They use their tongue to detect taste and smell stimulli, like other reptiles, the vomeronasal organ of Jacobson's use, the awareness that can assist navigation when gelap.Dengan wind assistance, they can detect carrion as far as 9.5 kilometer.Lubang dragons nose is not the best use of olfactory commodity because they do not have diafragma.Mereka not have a taste in their tongue, only slightly behind the throat. Komodo dragon scales, with some reinforced with bone, have sensory stimuli that are connected with nerve stimulation to facilitate touch. Their scales around the ears, lips, chin, and soles of the feet have three or more sensors rangsangan.Sebelumnya dragons are considered deaf when the study reported there was no agitation in wild Komodo dragons during whispers, raised voices and yelling. This was denied by ZSL London Zoo employee Joan Proctor trained iguana that came out at dinner when I heard his voice, even when he is not visible.
Komodo dragons can be found in Indonesia, on Komodo, Flores and Rinca and several other islands in the Lesser Sunda Islands. They love the hot and dry. Chap living in the open dry grasslands, tropical forests sabanna and at low altitude. They are active in the daytime, although they are sometimes active at night. Komodo is a quiet beast, coming together only to breed and eat. They can run fast (above 20 miles an hour). Komodo is a b aik swimmers, can dive as deep as 4.5 meter.Komodo to climb trees using their claws that catch prey kuat.Untuk out of range, they can stand on their hind legs up and use their tails as support. Komodo dragons use their claws for arms, because their large mass causing difficulty climbing pohon.Untuk shelter, dragons dig a hole which has an area of 1-3 meters. They dig a hole with the front paws and big kuat.Karena their arms and somnolence in the hole, the Komodo dragon can conserve body heat during the night and reduce the period of basking in the morning selanjutnya.Komodo hunt in the daytime, but still take shelter during the day the hottest.
