Post on 19-Jan-2016
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.