Many people have a question; do dragons really exist? But what exactly a dragon is? When somebody hears this word may imagine a giant green monster that flies and throws flames from its mouth. There is no creature like that on the earth. But dragons do exist.
Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoenesis) are the biggest lizards in the world with length bigger than 3 metres/ 10 feet, eventhough they weigh only 70kg/330 pounds. They live only in five islands near Indonesia, called the Komodo islands. Their speed can reach 20 km per hour, while they are poisonous and there is no antidote for their poison. Oxen and deer are their basic food, while they may attack to humen.
Mating begins between May and August, and the eggs are laid in September; as many as 20 eggs are deposited at a time in an abandoned megapode nest or in a self-dug nesting hole. The eggs are incubated for seven to eight months, hatching in April, when insects are more plentiful. Young Komodo dragons are vulnerable and dwell in trees to avoid predators, such as cannibalistic adults. They take 8 to 9 years to mature and are estimated to live up to 30 years.
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