This presentation is about the Komodo Dragons and their poisonous side.

1. The Komodo Dragon
Presented By :
BLALTI Souhail
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2. Introduction
 Name : Komodo dragon or Varanus Komodoensis.
 History : * Discovered in 1910 by a WWI plane’s pilot after the crash
into the sea of komodo.
* 1926  scientific expedition(Mr. W. Douglas Burden).
• Locations : - Komodo Island(3000) - Rinca Island(900) – Motong Island(150).
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3. Characteristics
 Class : Reptiles.
 Category : Lizards.
 Weight : 70 /160 kgs.  (Biggest lizard in the world !!)
 Length : 2-3 m.
 Speed : 20 km/h.
 Lifetime : 50 y.
 Nourishment : Carrion + Various prey ( rodents,birds or mammals).
+ Adult K.D may devour the babies .
 Reproduction : * Mating occurs between May and June.
* Female lays 15 to 30 eggs in September.
* The incubation lasts 8/9 months.
 Habitat : Very dry and warm environment with little water availability.
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4. Cold blood killer !
 A vicious hunter :
* The K.D always choose the weakest prey.
* They chase their prey until they manage to place a single bite.
* The poison does the rest.
* The prey runs away and hides but looses its blood very fast.
* The K.D use their sophisticated olfactory system to find the prey dead.
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• A good self defense system :
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5. Poisonous !!
 The K.D keep their venom in their lower jaws.
 The venom is contained in their salliva.
 The venom contains 50 different kind of bacterias.
 These bacterias make the blood thinner,and cause blood vessels to
become larger.
 The bite causes a shock to the victim, due to its huge loss of blood
which leads to the dysfunction of its organs  Shut down !
• 2 venom glands.
• 6 compartments.
• 1.2 ml of venom.
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6. Some numbers
 (2002) 5000 K.D around the world.
• Komodo,Rinca,Motong,Labuan Bajo.
 18 MY on earth.
 Young dragons represent 10% of the
K.D diet .
 350 breeding females  risk of extinction.
 The only deadly attack reported  2007 a K.D killed a 8 y.o boy.
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7. Myths & Facts about K.D
 The K.D appears on the indonesian currency.
 The myths :
 The K.D princess.
 The K.D used to be wise human beings.
 The punishment of God.
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8. Conclusion
 The K.D are not so offensive to humans but i
wouldn’t recommand you to stay very close to them.
• One question has divided scientists  Should we consider the K.D as a
poisonous animal or not ?
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9. Contact & Bibliographie
 Contact :
 blaltisouhail25@gmail.com
 souhail.blalti@telecom-st-etienne.fr
 http://telecomacademy.pbworks.com/w/page/92126589/Souh
ail%20BLALTI
 Bibliographie :
 http://www.nbcnews.com
 http://www.pourlascience.fr/
 http://world-at-wild.e-monsite.com/
 National Geographic & Mr Frey’s reports.
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10. Thanks for your attention !
 Thank you for your attention, i would be glad to
answer to your questions and if you want to leave
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