Komodo Dragons - Komodo Monitors
Endangered Species Need help !
Komodos with Water Buffalo
If the prey is too large for one komodo dragon to eat, it will share prey with another komodo dragon.
Komodo Range Map
A map of where the komodo dragons are located.
Komodo Drinking Water
Komodo dragons cannot regulate their own body temperature so they sun themselves. They also need water like other animals.
Komodo Dragon Burrow
Komodo monitors are cold-blooded, so they spend equal time in the sun and in their burrows.
Young Komodo Dragons
For most of their lives, baby komodo dragons live in the trees to stay clear of predators such as snakes or other komodos.
Komodo Dragon Life Cycle
Komodo dragon young are left to fend for themselves. When they hatch, their parents don't take care of them.
Description
Habitat
CRITICAL INFORMATION
- Komodo National Park has been one place to donate to. It was created in 1980 to help the endangered komodo monitors.
- Wae Wuul and Wolo Tado Reserves opened on Flores, Indonesia to aid in the effort of saving the komodo monitor.
- Zoos around the world are learning how to take care of these marvelous lizards so they don't go extinct like the Dodo bird.
Reasons For Endangerment
- People hunting komodo dragons
- Destruction of habitats by human activities
- Volcanic activity occur in its habitat
- Fires occur in its habitat
- Subsequent loss of prey from humans hunting its prey
- Habitat alteration by farming and building towns
- Tourism
Adaptations
- Skin color- The skin color helps the komodo hide from its prey so the komodo can surprise its prey.
- Thick tough skin- The skin protects the body from the harsh environment and from the rocks and other grit in the habitat.
- Large Claws- Their claws are great for hunting and battling, and also serve as a mechanism for protection from other dragons.
- Speed- Komodo monitors are fast so that they can chase prey. It is good to be fast to escape easily from predators and other dragons.
- Size- They are short and long. This is an advantage because they can run fast but can also hunt large prey.
- Strength- The komodo dragon is strong,. They use their strength in battle and in hunting. Their strong jaws are used to hunt and kill prey as well as defending against another komodo attacking.
Food Chain- Who eats and hunts the komodo ?
Works Cited
"Komodo Dragon." Komodo Dragon. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.honoluluzoo.org/komodo_dragon.htm>.
"Komodo Dragon." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 20 May 2012. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon>.
Komodo National Park. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.komodonationalpark.com/>.
O'Donnell, Kerri. Komodo Dragons. New York: PowerKids, 2007. Print.