2. Who Am I?
• I am a reptile
• I live up to 50 years old in
the wild
• I am a good swimmer, I
can climb trees and like
most lizards, I can run up
to 18 km/h
3. Where Do I Live ?
• Komodo
Island is near
Indonesia
• One of the
biggest islands
near
Indonesia
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My Diet ?
I am a carnivore
I sit and wait for my
prey
When prey comes I
pounce on it
I eat from the sizes of
a hand to buffalo
I have no predadores
5. Killer Machine?
Small teeth helps them
tear meat
Mucus helps swallow
Special stomach helps
them digest animals
bigger than themselves.
“Poisonous” germs kill
prey quickly.
6. Poisonous or not ?
•
Poisonous animal :
Some specialists think that is
vevom which kills prays
•
Virulent bacterias :
Others think that prays died
by wound infection due to the
bacterias inside dragons'
mouth and also because
buffalos run into water when
attacked.
7. Bacterias ?
Bacterias
A Komodo dragon's saliva can contain
anywhere from 50 to 80 different bacteria.
With that much bacteria entering the
bloodstream through a bite, bacterial
infection and death are guaranteed.
But Bryan Fry, from the University of
Queensland, have shown that the level of
bacteria in a Komodo dragon's mouth
proved to be even lower than many
mammalian mouths, especially those of
carnivores. The dragon's mouth, he
found, was kind of...clean.
8. Poisonous ?
In 2009, the Associate Professor Bryan Grieg
Fry and is team found :
- presence of two glands in the lower jaw
- secreted several different toxic proteins
=> inhibition of blood clotting, lowering of
blood pressure, muscle paralysis, and the
induction of hypothermia, leading to shock
and loss of consciousness
VENOM very similar to Gila Monster
9. Finally ?
The problem remains as before :
• Some specialists will consider the komodo dragon as a
poisonous animal
• Some not
Nevertheless, anyone could support his point of view
subjected to evidences.
10. Why Am I Endangered ?
• By human activities
destroying my habitat
(main cause)
• Because of volcanic
activity, fire, and
tourism
• Only about 500
Komodo Dragons left
• Protected since 1915
11. Why Am I Endangered ?
• By human activities
destroying my habitat
(main cause)
• Because of volcanic
activity, fire, and
tourism
• Only about 500
Komodo Dragons left
• Protected since 1915
12. Do you have any questions ?
My contact : willy.jocktane(at)etu.emse.fr
