Komodo dragons are limited to a few Indonesian islands of the Lesser Sunda group, including Rintja, Padar and Flores, and of course the island of Komodo, the largest at 22 miles (35 kilometers) long. They have not been seen on the island of Padar since the 1970s.
They live in tropical savanna forests but range widely over the islands, from beach to ridge top.
Komodo dragons are thought to live about 30 years in the wild, but scientists are still studying this.
Komodo dragons eat almost any kind of meat, scavenging for carcasses or stalking animals that range in size from small rodents to large water buffalo. Young feed primarily on small lizards and insects, as well as snakes and birds. If they live to be 5 years old, they move onto larger prey, such as rodents, monkeys, goats, wild boars and deer. These reptiles are tertiary predators at the top of their food chain and are also cannibalistic.
They live in tropical savanna forests but range widely over the islands, from beach to ridge top.
Komodo dragons are thought to live about 30 years in the wild, but scientists are still studying this.
Komodo dragons eat almost any kind of meat, scavenging for carcasses or stalking animals that range in size from small rodents to large water buffalo. Young feed primarily on small lizards and insects, as well as snakes and birds. If they live to be 5 years old, they move onto larger prey, such as rodents, monkeys, goats, wild boars and deer. These reptiles are tertiary predators at the top of their food chain and are also cannibalistic.
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