2. Wait!
Dragons are real?
● Komodo Dragons are part
of the genus of carnivorous
lizards called monitor lizards
● Scavengers and predators,
and sometimes cannibals
● First discovered in 1910
on the island of Komodo in
Indonesia
6. Don’t Get Too Close
● Long sharp claws
● Powerful tail
● More than 60 serrated teeth
● Osteoderms:
scales reinforced with bone
7. Life Cycle
● Eggs incubate
for 8-9 months
● Young take to
the trees until
about age 2
● Adolescents
reach full size
by 9 years old
● Mating begins at
about 6 years old
● Adults live about
30 years
8. Nervous System
● Sees color, but not
very good vision
OLFACTORY BULB
NERVE
● Smells using tongue
and vomeronasal organ
● Not very good hearing
● Osteoderms:
sensors on scales
connected to nervous
system
TOUNGE
VOMERONASAL
ORGAN
9. Interesting Facts
● Can have babies
without mating
(Parthenogenesis)
● Very intelligent
They can even count!
● Debate continues
whether they have
venom or bacteria
cultures in their
mouths.
