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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').
The adult length of extant species ranges from 20 cm (7.9 in) in some species such as Varanus sparnus, to over 3 m (10 ft) in the case of the Komodo dragon, though the extinct megalania (Varanus priscus) may have reached lengths of more than 7 m (23 ft).
Most lizard species are harmless to humans. Only the largest lizard species, the Komodo dragon, which reaches 3.3 m (11 ft) in length and weighs up to 166 kg (366 lb), has been known to stalk, attack, and, on occasion, kill humans. An eight-year-old Indonesian boy died from blood loss after an attack in 2007.
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 ...
The Komodo dragon is significantly slower, reaching speeds of just 5–6 m/s (16–20 ft/s), although that is enough for it to chase goats and deers, which it mostly preys on. [15] Being the largest true monitor, Megalania is yet slower, with its estimated top speed no more than 3 m/s (9.8 ft/s). [16]
Komodo dragon eating a water buffalo. Persistence predators can hunt prey many times their size. Persistence predators can hunt prey many times their size. No extant members of Archelosauria are known to be long-distance hunters, though various bird species may employ speedy pursuit predation.
11- Komodo dragon 10- Asian giant hornet 9- Sloth bear 8- Asian tiger mosquito 7- Indian leopard 6- Tiger 5- Asian elephant 4- Indian cobra 3- Saltwater crocodile 2- Russell's viper 1- Box jellyfish. Run order: 1 - Leopard (7th) 2 - Komodo dragon (11th) 3 - Asian Elephant (5th) 4 - Sloth Bear (9th) 5 - Indian Cobra (4th) 6 - Asian Giant Hornet ...
The Komodo dragon has been known to kill people due to its size, and recent studies show it may have a passive envenomation system. Recent studies also show that the close relatives of the Komodo, the monitor lizards, all have a similar envenomation system, but the toxicity of the bites is relatively low to humans. [36]