Transcript Komodo Island Monitor (Komodo Dragon)

Komodo Island Monitor
(Komodo Dragon)
The Largest Lizard in the World
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 Dragon’s 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.
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.
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.
Important Information
• Adopting this species
is very beneficial.
• If you want more, you
don’t 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
Important Information
• Adopting this species is
very beneficial.
• If you want more, you
don’t 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.
Thank You!
• We thank you very much for your time and
we hope you’ve seen enough to consider
adopting the Komodo Island Monitor.