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Did you Know? List of Facts about Komodo Dragon
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Komodo Dragon, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about Komodo Dragon are as follows:

  • Fact 1 - Definition: The Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the largest lizard in the world and is a reptile which inhabits islands of Indonesia including Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Komodo. The Komodo dragon grows to 10 feet

  • Fact 2 - The Komodo dragon can climb trees and are good swimmers
  • Fact 3 - The Komodo dragon has a tail as long as its body
  • Fact 4 - Reptiles, including lizards are air-breathing, generally "cold-blooded" whose skin is usually covered in scales. Reptiles lay eggs and creeps or crawls on the ground
  • Fact 5 - An adult Kimodo dragon can consume up to 80% of its body weight in a single feeding
  • Fact 6 - Komodo Dragon stats and facts

    • Weight: 70 kilograms (150 lb)

    • Length: 2 to 3 metres (6.6 to 9.8 ft)
    • Komodo dragon Speed: 14-18 km/hr - They move on four strong but bowed legs
    • Lifespan: 30 - 50 years
    • Komodo dragon Diet: Carnivorous, mostly carrion (rotten meat)
    • Komodo dragon Habitat: Dry open grasslands and tropical forests
    • Number of Offspring: 15 to 30 eggs per clutch
  • Fact 7 - Reptiles, including lizards are air-breathing, generally "cold-blooded" whose skin is usually covered in scales. Reptiles lay eggs and creeps or crawls on the ground
  • Fact 8 - skin is usually cool and dry - not slimy!
  • Fact 9 - The muscles of the Komodo's jaws and throat allow it to swallow huge chunks of meat with astonishing rapidity
  • Fact 10 - The Komodo Dragon was considered a mythological creature by the western world right until 1910 when Lieutenant van Steyn van Hensbroek discovered and sent the skin of a 2.1 meter specimen to Bogar Zoo in Java
  • Fact 11 - Komodo dragons were also called 'land crocodiles'
  • Fact 12 - The Komodo Dragon can survive on just 12 meals per year
  • Fact 13 - The Komodo dragon maintains a single mate throughout its lifetime

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