Komodo Dragon
Do you know, what is the largest lizard? This lizard is called komodo. It lives in the scrub and woodland of a few Indonesian islands.
Komodo dragon is the world's heaviest lizard, weighing 150 pounds or more. The largest Komodo ever measured was more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighed 366 pounds (166 kg) but the average size of komodo in the wild is about 8 feet (2.5 meters) long and 200 pounds (91 kg)
Komodo has gray scaly skin, a pointed snout, powerful limbs and a muscular tail. They use their keen sense of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. They also hunt other lizards as well as large mammals and are sometimes cannibalistic.
The Komodo dragon’s teeth are almost completely covered by its gums. When it feeds, the gums bleed, creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria that live in the Komodo dragon's saliva causes septicemia, or blood poisoning, in its victims. A dragon will bite its prey, then follow it until the animal is too weak to carry on.
This lizard species is threatened by hunting, loss of prey species and habitat loss.
v Title
Komodo Dragon
v Identification
Do you know what is the largest lizard? This lizard is called komodo. It lives in the scrub and woodland of a few Indonesian islands.
v Description
Komodo dragon is the world's heaviest lizard, weighing 150 pounds or more. The largest Komodo ever measured was more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighed 366 pounds (166 kg) but the average size of komodo in the wild is about 8 feet (2.5 meters) long and 200 pounds (91 kg)
Komodo has gray scaly skin, a pointed snout, powerful limbs and a muscular tail. They use their keen sense of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. They also hunt other lizards as well as large mammals and are sometimes cannibalistic.
The Komodo dragon teeth are almost completely covered by its gums. When it feeds, the gums bleed, creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria that live in the Komodo dragon's saliva causes septicemia, or blood poisoning, in its victims. A dragon will bite its prey, then follow it until the animal is too weak to carry on.
This lizard species is threatened by hunting, loss of prey species and habitat loss.
Komodo has gray scaly skin, a pointed snout, powerful limbs and a muscular tail. They use their keen sense of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. They also hunt other lizards as well as large mammals and are sometimes cannibalistic.
The Komodo dragon teeth are almost completely covered by its gums. When it feeds, the gums bleed, creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria that live in the Komodo dragon's saliva causes septicemia, or blood poisoning, in its victims. A dragon will bite its prey, then follow it until the animal is too weak to carry on.
This lizard species is threatened by hunting, loss of prey species and habitat loss.
v Questions
1. Where is the habitat of Komodo dragon ?
Ø The habitat of komodo dragons are in the scrub and woodland of a few Indonesian islands.
2. Why the Komodo dragon called “the world’s heaviest lizard” ?
Ø Because The largest Komodo ever measured was more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighed 366 pounds (166 kg)
3. Is the komodo dragon cannibalistic ?
Ø Yes , it is
4. How the komodo dragon killed it prey ?
Ø They use their keen sense of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. The Komodo dragon teeth are almost completely covered by its gums. When it feeds, the gums bleed, creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria that live in the Komodo dragon's saliva causes septicemia, or blood poisoning, in its victims. A dragon will bite its prey, then follow it until the animal is too weak to carry on.
5. Translate into Indonesian !
Ø Naga Komodo
Apakah Anda tahu, siapa kadal terbesar? kadal ini disebut komodo. Ia tinggal di semak dan hutan dari beberapa pulau Indonesia.
Komodo adalah kadal terberat di dunia, beratnya 150 pon atau lebih. Komodo terbesar yang pernah diukur,panjangnya lebih dari 10 kaki (3 meter) dan beratnya 366pon (166 kg) tetapi ukuran rata-rata komodo di alam bebas panjangnya sekitar 8 kaki (2,5 meter) dan beratnya 200 pon (91 kg)
Komodo memiliki kulit bersisik abu-abu, moncong runcing, anggota badan yang kuat dan ekor berotot. Mereka menggunakan penciumannya yang tajam untuk menemukan bau busuk binatang dari beberapa mil jauhnya. Mereka berburu kadal lainnya serta mamalia besar dan kadang-kadang melakukan kanibal.
Gigi naga komodo hampir seluruhnya tertutup oleh gusi nya. Ketika makan, gusinya berdarah, sehingga menciptakan tempat yang ideal untuk bakteri mematikan. Bakteri yang hidup di salivanya menyebabkan septicaemia, atau meracuni darah, kepada korbannya. Dalam memangsa korbannya,ia akan menggigit mangsanya, kemudian mengikutinya sampai mangsanya terlalu lemah untuk melarikan diri.
Spesies kadal ini terancam punah oleh perburuan, hilangnya spesies mangsa dan hilangnya habitat.
Komodo adalah kadal terberat di dunia, beratnya 150 pon atau lebih. Komodo terbesar yang pernah diukur,panjangnya lebih dari 10 kaki (3 meter) dan beratnya 366pon (166 kg) tetapi ukuran rata-rata komodo di alam bebas panjangnya sekitar 8 kaki (2,5 meter) dan beratnya 200 pon (91 kg)
Komodo memiliki kulit bersisik abu-abu, moncong runcing, anggota badan yang kuat dan ekor berotot. Mereka menggunakan penciumannya yang tajam untuk menemukan bau busuk binatang dari beberapa mil jauhnya. Mereka berburu kadal lainnya serta mamalia besar dan kadang-kadang melakukan kanibal.
Gigi naga komodo hampir seluruhnya tertutup oleh gusi nya. Ketika makan, gusinya berdarah, sehingga menciptakan tempat yang ideal untuk bakteri mematikan. Bakteri yang hidup di salivanya menyebabkan septicaemia, atau meracuni darah, kepada korbannya. Dalam memangsa korbannya,ia akan menggigit mangsanya, kemudian mengikutinya sampai mangsanya terlalu lemah untuk melarikan diri.
Spesies kadal ini terancam punah oleh perburuan, hilangnya spesies mangsa dan hilangnya habitat.
