Komodo - a lizard that lives in the four islands of Indonesia (Flores, Komodo, Rinca, Gili Motang), where a full mistress, has no enemies.The average live to 50 years.Komodo dragon is one of the largest representatives of the family varanovyh.
Komodo - a lizard, which, when good nutrition can reach the mass of 150 kg and a body length of about 3 meters, half of which will come from the tail.The color is dark brown with small yellow patches.It has a pair of venom glands located on the lower jaw.Vision and hearing are developed not much, but the sense of smell is excellent, it is the function of language, bifurcated at the end.Moving on strong thick legs constantly sticks out his tongue and feels them all along the way.
Lizard Komodo has a large head with shining eyes in the sun.Heavy folds of skin hanging around his neck, the skin itself in horn-rimmed plates, powerful jaws with sharp teeth three-centimeter - all are reminiscent of a prehistoric monster dozhivshego miracle to this day.
giant lizard Komodo - predators, and very hungry.Four adults can eat 80 kg of meat in just a few minutes, taking five-kilo pieces and, without chewing, swallowing them.Sated, they some time resting, digest food and then go hunting.
Like most reptiles, Komodo (lizard) production was not intended, and lies in wait for her (she may be a wild pig, deer and even a buffalo).Approached the victim, she knocks his tail, pressed to the ground and bites through the carotid artery.
hunting objects are not only large animals, and birds, rodents, snakes and even insects.Interestingly catches Komodo lizard macaques.After waiting for the moment when a herd of monkeys is on the ground, it breaks into the middle and lacking any, as they are all numb with horror at the sight of a predator.Incidentally, the "chest" is translated as "island of rats."Likely, they were driven here before, but now they are almost there - all ate lizards.
The mating season is constantly clashes erupt between males becausetheir 3.5 times larger than females.Mating occurs usually in July.A few weeks later, the female lays up to 25 large eggs weighing about 0.2 kg.Laying it protects about 8 months until the fry hatch.Coming out of the eggs, varanchiki immediately leave the mother climbing the closely spaced trees.They will spend about two first years of life, not to be eaten by adult relatives.But the tree they can wait for the danger: snakes and birds of prey.Cubs grow slowly, feeding on insects and birds caught.
amazing fact: Komodo - a lizard, which can reproduce without male participation.If for some reason she was left alone during the rut, eggs delay anyway, but they are unfertilized, of which individuals would display only the male.
About Komodo lizards today there are many, but questions unanswered too.For example, it is known that they are of Australian origin, but came to the islands of Indonesia, is not clear.They can swim, but great to swim away - hardly.In general, the Komodo lizard remains mysterious animals, many of which only have to learn.
