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2. Komodo dragon - Wikipedia

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   The Komodo dragon is also sometimes known as the Komodo monitor or the Komodo Island monitor in scientific literature, [14] although these names are uncommon. To the natives of Komodo Island , it is referred to as ora , buaya darat ('land crocodile'), or biawak raksasa ('giant monitor').

3. Komodo National Park - Wikipedia

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   Komodo National Park featured on the reverse of the 50,000 rupiah banknote. The island of Padar and part of Rinca were established as nature reserves in 1938. [3]Komodo Island was declared a nature reserve in 1965, [4] and in January 1977 as a biosphere reserve under the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme.

4. Komodo (island) - Wikipedia

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   Komodo (Indonesian: Pulau Komodo pronounced) is one of the 17,508 islands that comprise the Republic of Indonesia. It is particularly notable as the habitat of the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard on Earth, which is named after the island. Komodo Island has a surface area of 291 square kilometres, and had a human population of about 1,800 in 2020.

5. Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, new study shows - AOL

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   Komodo dragons are native to Indonesia and weigh around 80 kilograms (176 pounds) on average. They eat almost any kind of meat and are known as deadly predators. The lizards are native to Indonesia.

6. Komodo dragon attacks worker at Ohio zoo, leaving multiple ...

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   An employee at an Ohio zoo is recovering after officials say the worker was attacked by a Komodo dragon. It happened March 3 at the Akron Zoo, the zoo said in a March 19 news release following an ...

7. Komodo Biosphere Reserve - Wikipedia

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   The Komodo Biosphere Reserve and National Park is situated between Flores and Sumbawa in Indonesia. It is renowned for its population of about 5,000 giant lizards, called 'Komodo dragons' (Varanus komodoensis). They exist nowhere else in the world and are of significant interest to scientists studying the theory of evolution. [1]

8. List of largest reptiles - Wikipedia

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   The Komodo dragon is the largest living species of lizard in the world. The largest of the monitor lizards (and the largest extant lizard in genera) is the Komodo dragon ( Varanus komodoensis ), endemic to the island of its name, at a maximum size of 3.13 m (10.3 ft) long and 166 kg (366 lb), although this is currently the only record that ...

9. Why do giant sea dragons keep being found inland? - AOL

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   Undiscovered "sea dragons" are lurking underneath the feet of Leicestershire and Rutland residents, an expert has said. Ichthyosaur specialist Dr Dean Lomax said recent discoveries of the vast ...