BY JAMES M Introduction The scientific name is V aranus K omodoensis It is the worlds largest lizard Dragons live up to 50 years There are only 5000 left on Earth There is only one type of Komodo Dragon ID: 796863
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Komodo Dragons!!!!!
They eat meat!!!
BY: JAMES . M !!
Slide2Introduction
The scientific name is Varanus
Komodoensis.It is the world’s largest lizardDragons live up to 50 yearsThere are only 5,000 left on Earth!There is only one type of Komodo Dragon
Slide3What Dragon Look Like
Komodo Dragons:
They look like big crocodilesgrow to 11 feet long and are longer than an alligatorweigh up to 300 poundsHave gray, scaly skin which is wrinkly and disgusting
Bodies are low to the ground, almost touching the ground
Have four short, stubby legs
Very long tail and usually the same length as their body
Very sensitive scales that are connected to their nerves
Slide4More How They Look
Their head is long and similar to a dog’s headTheir face is flat
Nose is on the front of their headTwo eyes on the side of their headTheir ears are holes in the sides of their headLong claws and the feet look like our hands
Slide5Where Dragons live
“The komodo dragon is found only on the islands of central Indonesia, including Komodo, Rinca, Florece and Gili
Montag”. They live in dense forests and tropical rainforestsThe average temperature on these islands are 100 degrees-these are the hottest places on EarthIt never snows on Komodo Island
Slide6Landforms
komodo island is very small
One half of the year is wetThe other half of the year is dryKomodo has a volcano on it !There is a rain forest There a lot of mountains
Slide7Dinner Time with Dragons!!
Dragons are carnivores
Dragon eat every animal that has meatDragons get their food by hiding near a path then they pounce If the prey does not die, the dragon’s venom kills them
Slide8Prey and predatorPrey to…
Other komodo dragons!
Predator to…DeerOther dragonsAnd every other animal on K
omodo Island
And humans!!!!!!!
Slide9Behavior
Dragons live alone
They live in burrows-holes in the ground they hunt in a groupThey fight each other for foodRun around for fun
Slide10Babies
Dragons leave the eggs on their own.
They come out of the eggs ready to huntThey spend most of their time in the treesMommy dragon lays up to 12 eggsDragons are 18 inches big in the eggsEven the babies are poisonous
Slide11Physical Adaptations
Dragons re-grow as many teeth as it wants which helps itDragons can survive with 1% food that they really need. It’s like cheating!!! This helps them
Dragons have retractable teeth which helps themDragons have grey scales so they can blend in with the shadeThey blend in and are then able to sneak attack their prey.
Slide12Behavioral Adaptations
When a dragon gets over heated it pats like a dog
Dragons sometimes climb trees to get away from other dragonsDragons fight for food , females and to be the leader of the hunting group that means the when they run out of food the leader is less likely to get eaten
Slide13Komodo Dragons Insides!!How it helps them adapt!
A Komodo Dragon uses their tongue to smell which helps them smell dead and live animals so they can find their prey.
They have huge muscles in their tail so they can stand on their tail and use it to fightDragons have a type of venom that can kill a full-grown adult which helps them catch larger preyDragons have venom tubes in their mouths to produce more venom‘’Dragons have 6 senses: this sense commonly called vomero-nasal is a sort of a combination of smell and taste.’’ It helps them to understand predators and prey around them.
Slide141000% TRUE DRAGON FACTS!!!!
Dragons can stand on their tails!!If another dragon poisons it, the dose does not kill them. They won’t get hurt!!
Dragons have a third eye on the top of its head it doesn't work like a normal eye it stars up at the sky of Corse it got blind after a while but it is very good at sensing stuff!!!!!If a dragon bites down it can brake its on jaw!!