Komodo Island Monitor (Komodo Dragon)

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Komodo Island Monitor(Komodo Dragon)

• The Largest Lizard in the World

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Impact on other Organisms

• The Komodo Dragon is somewhere near the top of
  its food chain.
• It eats very large prey, keeping the other parts
  of the ecosystem in check.
• It is also cannibalistic. Other Komodo Dragons
  make up 10 of the Komodo Dragons diet.
• It normally lives in solitude except during
  mating season. At this time, males maintain and
  defend a territory of up to 1.2 miles per day.

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Impact on the Environment and Us

• Sometimes female Komodo Dragons reproduce without
  a mate (parthenogenesis).
• According to Patrick Barry, this method of
  reproduction could actually lead to possible stem
  cell research.

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Conservation Organizations

• Zoos Victoria
• European Conservation Breeding Programme
• As the Komodo Dragon is the largest lizard in the
  world, it will cost some money to adopt.
• It will cost 40.00 to adopt the Komodo Dragon.

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Important Information

• Adopting this species is very beneficial.
• If you want more, you dont need to get another
  Komodo Dragon. They reproduce using
  parthenogenesis.

• Not only are you helping to repopulate an
  endangered species, but you are also getting a
  good pest control.
• Komodo Dragon eat very large animals so if you
  let it loose in your backyard it can solve your

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Important Information

• Adopting this species is very beneficial.
• If you want more, you dont need to get another
  Komodo Dragon. They reproduce using
  parthenogenesis.

• Not only are you helping to repopulate an
  endangered species, but you are also getting a
  good pest control.
• Komodo Dragon eat very large animals so if you
  let it loose in your backyard it can solve your
  Deer problem.

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Thank You!

• We thank you very much for your time and we hope
  youve seen enough to consider adopting the
  Komodo Island Monitor.