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.