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An international study has revealed how the Komodo dragon can be such an efficient killing machine despite having a wimpy bite and a featherweight skull. The Komodo has a featherweight, space-frame skull and bites like a wimp, but very clever engineering and wickedly sharp teeth make it an efficient killing machine. of 60 razor-sharp serrated te

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engineer2 months, 3 weeks ago

They note that the dragon â;; inhabiting the central Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami â;; shares the feeding and dental characteristics of extinct dinosaurs, sharks and sabre-toothed cats.
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BronxBomber2 months, 3 weeks ago

They're bite is lethal! Containing bacteria that NO antibiotics today can't even cure.
Scary!
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  Mutainia2 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Moral of the story? NO Frenching this thing.
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chevydog2 months, 3 weeks ago

Has all of this info been forwarded to the world-famous Komodo dragon authority in Upper Monclair, NJ? I think his name is Daryll Dexter.
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mackiemesser2 months, 3 weeks ago

These creatures creep me out. There's one on display at the National zoo in Washington, DC. I saw some show on TV featuring these things and saw how one ambushed, killed and devoured an ox. Other Komodos who caught a scent of the kill joined the feast. There was also some speculation in this show that these dragons may have attacked, killed and devoured Michael Rockefeller (youngest son of Nelson Rockefeller) when he came to shore after his craft capsized. Seemed plausible at the time but those waters were also shark infested so???
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bevows2 months, 3 weeks ago

many of Komodo Dragon live in thailand.
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nostalgia2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Komodo has always fascinated me.
I have watched several documentaries on them
They certainly are a fearsome creatures

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