Komodo Dragon

Chances are possible that the gorilla might be able to kill the lizard with its powerful arms, but during the fight, would take bites from the Komodo dragon. The bite would cause the gorilla to die in a few days from the powerful venom which thins the blood, increasing blood flow and creating a state of shock.

Komodo Dragons do have the "third eye" it is located on the top of its head, and it can only sense light and dark. Scientists say they use this to figure out the time of the year. most snakes have this sense too

No,It no it only eats mammals and anfibians!!!!

After people continued to hunt them over and over again to keep them from killing livestock

Additional Info: After doing research on this species, I still haven't found the date it was added to the Endangered Species List. I did discover that as far back as 1915, The Dutch Colonial Government instituted a set of protection plans for the dragon. I'll continue to look for the date and which list the Komodo Dragon is listed. Also the statement above is correct, even today the villagers still will poison carrion bait to reduce the population, much as ranchers of the American West do to rid the area of coyotes, wolves, or mountain lions. Even since, the Komodo National Park was established in 1980 and the strict anti-poaching, and protection laws were enacted and enforced.

it brive by moth

Most dinosaurs died off about 65 million years ago.

Most life on Earth ended 65 million years ago during what is called the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.

There is substantial scientific evidence of an asteroid impact on Earth that caused or was a significant contributor to the extinction. A few scientists still hold other views, including a massive eruption of volcanoes.

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Well, I am not sure what you mean by 'cloning' but females can repoduce with out sperm or a male dragon, called Parthenogenesis. which is similar to cloning except that the "clone" would be a male version of the mother. they are incapable of creating exact clones so if they do reproduce this way all of the resulting offspring would be male.

Not many. Generally speaking (excluding zoos, etc.), Komodo dragons live on some volcanic Indonesian islands (one of which is Komodo, their namesake). On these islands, the dragons are kept warm by the hot sun rays (this warm environment is very important as they are reptiles and therefore cold-blooded; thus they need the heat to warm their bodies). They will eat most everything so it is really the unique climate of the islands that keeps them within this small area (which they appear to have lived since their first existence).

Komodo dragons can swim. It is how they have migrated from the original island of Komodo to some of the outlying islands.

Komodo Island Monitors are apex predators, they're important because they keep the population of local animals down to a reasonable level. Though it's debatable whether or not Komodo's themselves are overpopulated.

Yes, the komodo dragon is very dangerous. It has a very dangerous, venomous bite.

For years it was believed that the danger of a Komodo dragon's bite was due not to venom, but to bacteria that live on its teeth. Recent research, however, has discovered that the bite of the Komodo dragon delivers a powerful venom which actually thins the blood, increasing blood flow and creating a state of shock in the victim. The sharp, serrated teeth of a komodo dragon are used to open a gaping wound in its prey, enabling the venom to flow easily.

The discovery of venom glands in the Komodo dragon challenges the previous assumption that fatal bites were due to the consumption of carrion (rotting things), and the resultant growth of toxic bacteria in the mouths of the lizards. Infections by these organisms would still be a serious factor in treating a bite wound. Komodo dragons do not usually attack people, preferring other game such as deer. But there are documented cases of them stalking and killing human beings.

Yes, A dinosaur has no protection from a komodos poison it hasn't yet developed immunities to illnesses like we have so it would be helpless. even a t-rex would die after a while even if it killed the komodo first. but that is unlikely as the komodo has excellent reflexes and is able to dodge a huge fat two legged dinosaur.

~Bullyreaper.

healamonsters come from st America /Mexico and are venamous.

Comodo dragons come from Indonesia and arn't venamous

Wow, whoever wrote the original comment is a moron and needs to learn to spell. Komodo Dragon's and Gila Monsters (proper spelling for both) are different in numerous ways, but their toxicity is not an example of such. Komodo Dragon's are infact venomous, the venom glands are (If I'm not mistaken) located in the bottom jaws and are not injected through their teeth or fangs, but through grooves in between the teeth. The venom acts as an anticoagulant and often allows the animal to bleed to death from the bite.

In addition, Monitor's have significantly longer and thinner tails, generally have longer and pointier snouts, long sharp claws for digging, and strong muscular throats. Most species are also significantly larger than Gila Monsters. A Komodo Dragon is a Monitor Lizard, so it possesses these qualities as well as a rather gray or olive coloration as opposed to the Gila Monster's more black appearance.

Hope this helps!

A park was established in 1980 to help protect them with strict anti-poaching and protection laws. The park is named Komodo National Park, now tourism is quickly becoming a major problem for the dragon.

Additional Info: The Komodo Dragon is listed as "vulnerable" by the International Union of Conservation for Nature, or the IUCN Red List with a population trend noted as "updating needed". For more details, please see the sites listed below.

They breathe through there tongue!!

In southeast asia and india, there are no wild horses. Komodo dragons don't eat wild horses.

Hi22209:

the difference is impossible to tell; they're hermapherdites, which means both male and female, and if you're planning on reproducing them, they might actually do self fertilazation, which means to get pregnant by them selves

Chimera55:

actually only certain frog are both. other frogs can change their gender but most frog are one or the other though it is diffucult to tells the difference i learned in school about 3 years ago how to tell the difference i can't remember the distince features.

No. It is a monitor lizard, the largest in the world.

This is not an answerable question.

Most of the Komodo Dragons who have ever lived have died many many years ago.

I think you may want to know how many are extinct or how many are left or some variation on that.

Please re-ask your question but state it differently.

It would be beneficial to search for a weather website instead of asking random joe.

The chances you find a weather forecaster and they are monitoring the weather with a program when they read this question are very high.

Komodo Dragons' eggs are twice as big as a chicken egg, and weigh about 125g.

There is no threat to the cockroach. They would survive a atomic bomb ( the IRS right along with them)

The Komodo dragon has a very dangerous bite, and it is venomous (not poisonous).

For years it was believed that the danger of a Komodo dragon's bite was due not to venom, but to bacteria that live on its teeth. Recent research, however, has discovered that the bite of the Komodo dragon delivers a powerful venom which actually thins the blood, increasing blood flow and creating a state of shock in the victim. The sharp, serrated teeth of a komodo dragon are used to open a gaping wound in its prey, enabling the venom to flow easily.

The discovery of venom glands in the Komodo dragon challenges the previous assumption that fatal bites were due to the consumption of carrion (rotting things), and the resultant growth of toxic bacteria in the mouths of the lizards. Infections by these organisms would still be a serious factor in treating a bite wound. Komodo dragons do not usually attack people, preferring other game such as deer. But there are documented cases of them stalking and killing human beings.