I was reading the news this morning and well this article about a man having his lunch got attacked all a sudden by a komodo dragon really made my day. Try read it:
This picture was taken from Daily Express newspaper. There is another online news about it from mysinchew.com. I guess it was just a bad day for this poor guy, then again it is a common thing hearing komodo dragon attacking human. If you are not sure what or how does a komodo dragon look like, here is one:
Wikipedia:
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang.[3] A member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae), it is the largest living species of lizard, growing to an average length of 2 to 3 metres (6.6 to 9.8 ft) and weighing around 70 kilograms (150 lb). Their unusual size has been attributed to island gigantism, since there are no other carnivorous animals to fill the niche on the islands where they live.[4][5] However, recent research suggests that the large size of komodo dragons may be better understood as representative of a relic population of very large varanid lizards that once lived across Indonesia and Australia, most of which died out after contact with modern humans, along with other megafauna.[6] Fossils very similar to V. komodoensis have been found in Australia dating to greater than 3.8 million years ago, and its body size remained stable on Flores, one of the handful of Indonesian islands where it is currently found, ever since Flores (along with neighboring islands) were isolated by rising sea levels approximately 900,000 years ago.[6] As a result of their size, these lizards dominate the ecosystems in which they live.[7] Although Komodo dragons eat mostly carrion, they will also hunt and ambush prey including invertebrates, birds, and mammals.
2 comments:
tats my fav animal..komodo!ahahah..but realy sad la hw its attack that guy...huhu...
yes poor guy then again.. a bit funny, his friends must be making a joke out of it as I was laughing when I saw it on the newspaper :x
sorry but it was really funny... a komodo dragon suddenly bite ur hand while u are having lunch.. haha
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