![]() ![]() Komodo dragon mothers will also build decoy nests to confuse predators and keep her eggs safe. Komodo dragons mate between May and August and females lay about 30 eggs each in September. Males maintain and defend a territory and patrol up to 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) per day. Komodo dragons are generally solitary outside of mating season. Komodo Dragon Babies (Image credit: Tad Motoyama/Los Angeles Zoo) Offspring With its fantastic sense of smell, the Komodo will find the dead animal and finish its meal.Īccording to the San Diego Zoo, while recent research suggests that Komodo dragons are venomous due to their saliva, more studies are needed before making such a conclusion. If the prey escapes, it will die within 24 hours of blood poisoning because the Komodo's saliva contains 50 strains of bacteria, according to National Geographic. Then they use their sharp, serrated teeth - which are a lot like a shark's - to shred their prey to death. ![]() First, it springs up and knocks the prey over with its huge feet. The Komodo has a unique way of killing its prey. They can eat 80 percent of their body weight in one feeding, according to the National Geographic. They are such fierce hunters they can eat very large prey, such as large water buffalo, deer, carrion, pigs and even humans. Komodo dragons are carnivores, meaning they eat meat. During the day the same burrow keeps them cool. ![]() To stay warm at night, they make or find burrows to nestle down in. It is usually around 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) with 70-percent humidity on the islands of Indonesia, according to the San Diego Zoo. No matter where they live, the Komodo likes extreme heat. The lizard's habitat can be anything from a tropical dry forest to a savanna to a deciduous monsoon forest. Komodos are very rare and are found in the wild only on five islands: the Lesser Sunda Islands of Komodo, Rinca, Gili Montang and Gili Dasami - all within Komodo National Park - and the island of Flores, where the Komodo roams freely. ![]()
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