The Komodo Dragon
by Harry Oh
The Komodo dragon is also called a monitor lizard. It is a reptile because it has dry scales and is cold-blooded. It is the biggest lizard in the world.
The Komodo dragon is longer then a couch (3 metres) and weighs 70 kilograms. They have a flat head, 4 bowed legs, sharp claws and a long forked tongue that they use to smell and taste. They have a long wavy tail. Their scaly skin is greylish-brown which they use for camouflage. They have sharp teeth like sharks.
Komodo dragons eat wild pigs, deer, boars and buffalos. Sometimes they even eat humans. They are carnivores (meat eaters). They don’t have predators. They are good hunters and have venom (poison) in their saliva (like snakes).
Komodo dragons live in grasslands, forests and beaches. They are found on 4 island in Indonesia (Komodo, Flores, Gili and Damai)
Komodo dragons can live for 30 years. The females lay about 30 eggs. The baby Komodo dragons are called "hatchlings’’ and it’s good that the hatchlings climb up trees because if an adult Komodo dragon comes it will eat the babies. When they are 4 years old they are big enough to come down out of the trees.
Aren't they such amazing animals Harry?! Well done matey. From Mr Giles
ReplyDeleteYou have done a very good job, I did not know that they are bigger than a couch and they are the biggest reptile in the world well done Harry.
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