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Bagheera: An Endangered Species and Endangered Animal Online Education Resource (565 words) |
 | The Komodo dragon, or komodo monitor lizard, is thought to be the source of Chinese legends of great scaly man-eating monsters, the dragons that are still featured prominently in Chinese folklore and religion. |
| Komodo dragons are good swimmers and have been reported hunting in the surf for fish and birds. |
| Komodo dragons now are the center of a burgeoning tourist industry and the local people increasingly are recognizing the advantage of living near this potentially dangerous animal. |
| Komodo National Park - Lizard, Dragon flores (1113 words) |
| The Komodo is long lived (as are most of the larger reptilian species) with an estimated life expectancy of over 50 years in the wild. |
| The Komodo is a stealth predator, which lies motionless and camoflouged alongside game trails for the unwary, which tend to be the very young, the old and the infirm. |
| In an attack, the Komodo lunges at its victim with blinding speed and clasps it with the serrated teeth of the jaw. |
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