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🐾 Komodo Dragons
Real dragons! The biggest lizards on Earth live on just a few small islands in Indonesia.
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📍 Where is it?
📍 Komodo Island, Indonesia — see it on the big map →
Komodo dragons are the biggest lizards in the world. They can grow up to 3 metres long — longer than a car — and weigh about 70 kilograms. They live wild on only a few small islands in Indonesia, including Komodo Island, which is how they got their name.
Komodo dragons are top hunters. They have a super sense of smell and can sniff out food from kilometres away, flicking their long forked tongues to taste the air. They eat deer, wild pigs and other animals, and they can run in short bursts faster than you might expect from a lizard.
Scientists discovered that Komodo dragons also have venom in their bite, which helps them hunt. Even so, they are shy animals that mostly want to be left alone. Rangers on Komodo Island keep visitors safe while protecting these real-life dragons.
🤩 Wow fact!
Komodo dragons can smell food from kilometres away — they flick their forked tongues to taste the air.
🧠 Quiz time!
Where in the wild do Komodo dragons live?