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Komodo dragon

Varanus komodoensis

Oor die naam: The common name 'Komodo dragon' was coined by W. Douglas Burden, who led an expedition to Komodo Island in 1926.1

Kan doodmaakKan jou doodmaak sonder behandeling. As dit jou byt, kry vinnig hulp.

Giftige akkedisse

ByteEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: Baie gevaarlikDit kan 'n mens doodmaak wat geen behandeling kry nie.

The Komodo dragon is a very large lizard, and it is the biggest lizard alive today. It lives on a few small islands in Eastern Indonesia, where it hunts deer and pigs and sits at the top of its food chain. Adults occasionally attack people, so it is a dangerous animal to keep your distance from.1

Leef in

Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Dasami and Gili Motang. The largest population is in Komodo National Park.1

Asië

Tuis

It prefers hot, dry places, such as dry open grassland, savanna and low-lying tropical forest. It digs burrows up to 3 m wide for shelter and sleeps in them at night. Young Komodo dragons live in trees to stay away from adults.1

Lengte

3 m (9,8 ft)1

Gewig

150 kg (331 lb)1

Topspoed

omtrent 20 km/h (12 mph)

Op land: kort naelloopies

Wat eet dit?

Komodo dragons hunt and ambush their prey. Young ones eat small animals such as insects and birds, while adults mainly eat Javan rusa deer and feral pigs. They also eat a lot of carrion, which is dead animals they find.1

Foto van Komodo dragon — Komodo dragon. Foto: Unknown author. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

A very large, heavy-bodied lizard. Males can reach 3 m in length.1
A tail about as long as its body.1
Armoured, bony scales that give the skin a rugged, chain-mail look.1
Serrated, saw-like teeth, and saliva that is often tinged with blood.1
A long, yellow, deeply forked tongue that it flicks like a snake.1

Gifkrag

Byte

Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: Baie gevaarlikDit kan 'n mens doodmaak wat geen behandeling kry nie.

Adult Komodo dragons occasionally attack humans, so they should be treated as dangerous. Their size and strength make any attack serious.1

As dit byt

Was die wond, hou die persoon kalm en kry mediese hulp.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou byt: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 8 honde

so lank soos 3 honde neus tot stertso lank soos 17 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 18 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Komodo dragon in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

Komodo dragon omtrent 20 km/h (12 mph)

'n Mens wat nael omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

The Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard, and its size is unusual among reptiles.1

Its teeth are replaced about every 40 days, and it has up to five replacement teeth for each tooth position at any time.1

Fossils show that Komodo dragons once lived in Australia, where they existed alongside megalania, the largest land lizard ever.1

The 1926 expedition by W. Douglas Burden inspired the 1933 film King Kong.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Komodo dragons are deaf.

Waarheid: They were once thought to be deaf, but a London Zoo keeper trained one to come to her voice even when she was out of sight. They hear low-pitched sounds, roughly between 400 and 2,000 hertz.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Varanus komodoensis
Groep: Giftige akkedisse
Familie: Varanidae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Asië
Babas: Mating happens between May and August, and females lay up to 20 eggs in September, in an abandoned megapode nest or a hole they dig themselves. The eggs take seven to eight months to hatch, usually in April. Young Komodo dragons take 8 to 11 years to mature.1
Lewensduur: omtrent 30 jaar1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Endangered1
Gevaar vir mense: 4 / 5: Baie gevaarlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Komodo dragon (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Varanus komodoensis (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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