81. Animal World: Komodo Dragon Adult Komodo's are known to eat the eggs and even their young when theyare in need of food! Look at the size of the komodos' forked tongue! http://www10.brinkster.com/animal/komodo.htm

Color Brown/Gray Size The average male komodo reaches a length of around seven to eight feet, whilst the females are shorter at around five to seven feet. The record for the largest dragon ever seen is ten feet long, weighing in excess of 365 lbs. Life Span In the wild komodo's can live up to 50 years old, whereas in zoos they live to around 20 years. Distribution The komodo dragon can only be found on three islands in Indonesia, these are, Flores, Komodo and Rinca. Prey Komodo's eat a wide range of food found on the island including, deer, pigs, smaller komodo dragon's, rodents, insects, lizards, birds and eggs. Scientists believe that they used to eat pygmy elephants, which are now extinct. Swimmers? Yes. komodo's have been known to swim up to 1.5 miles in search of prey on neighboring islands. They will swim there and eat all they can before swimming back to their own territory. Komodo dragons were not discovered by westerners until 1912, and ever since their habitat has been threatened by the human population on the island. Despite this the komodo population has stayed stable, although they are listed as a vulnerable species on the World Conservation Union's 'Red List of Threatened Animals'.

82. EW> [EW-Newsletter] Education World Newsletter Vol.2 Issue 20 http//www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr078.shtml. Iguanas and komodosand Skinks Oh, My! Iguanas and komodos and Skinks Oh, My! http://scout.wisc.edu/addserv/K12news/98-06/98-06-03/0000.html

From: owner-ew-news@eyecatchers.com mailto:owner-ew-news@eyecatchers.com ] On Behalf Of Patricia Carnabuci Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 1998 2:52 PM To: ew-news@eyecatchers.com Subject: [EW-Newsletter] Education World Newsletter Vol.2 Issue 20 Education World Newsletter WHAT'S NEW THIS WEEK AT EDUCATION WORLD(tm) Vol.2 Issue 20 June 01, 1998 Dear Education Professionals, You are receiving this newsletter because you have signed up to receive updates on What's New at Education World. Thank you for your interest. Education World, the Educator's Complete Resource Guide to the Internet, offers education professionals, parents, students, and administrators a place where they can start each day to find the lesson plans and research materials they are looking for. This site is updated weekly with fresh new lesson plans and curriculum ideas, articles on issues that are of interest to educators, parents, and students, and much more. See the newsletter below for descriptions of What's New This Week! Education World is located at: http://www.education-world.com

83. EAST INDONESIA : EAST NUSA TENGGARA ( WILDLIFE KOMODO DRAGON TOUR, WILD LIFE, WO Day 2 (BLD) Simple breakfast on board. At 08.00 arrive LOHOLIANG base camp thenproceed to BANUNGGULUNG on foot about half an hour (1900 m) to see komodos. http://www.eastindonesia.com/tour/nusa.html

WILDLIFE KOMODO DRAGON TOUR (SIC - 501) 3 days - 2 nights WILD LIFE, WORLD WONDERSPOT, MEGALITH CULTURE (SIC - 503 ) 7 days - 6 nights KOMODO is the name of a prehistoric island, its village, primitive tribe, and the name of its dragon, the giant lizard. The original tribe, used to a hard life among the wild dragons, are believed to be very strong. The last man died recently, estimated to be over 105 years old. The new generations have large ears, inherited from the original KOMODO tribe. Day- 1 (L-D): Arrive at LABUAN BAJO by MERPATI Flight from Denpasar/Bima, transfer to PEDE BEACH PERMAI HOTEL or BAJO BEACH INN for lunch and overnight. After lunch, visit the natural BATU CERMIN cave and option to see CHACHI Performance or free at leisure. Dinner at hotel. Day- 2 (B-L-D): After an early breakfast at 04.30 a.m, depart to KOMODO ISLAND by boat. At 08.30 arrive LOHOLIANG, Komodo island base camp, then on foot 1900 metres to BANGUNGGULING to see KOMODO Dragon (feeding only Wednesdays and Sundays). Then visit museum. At 12.00 back to Labuan Bajo. If sea condition allows a stop will be made at PANTAI MERAH for picnic lunch and swimming. Otherwise lunch will on board, opportunity for swimming at BIDADARI Island. Arrive Labuan Bajo for dinner and overnight at PEDE Beach Permai or BAJO Beach Inn. Day- 3 (B): -After breakfast, free at leisure until time for transfer to airport for your next destination. (You can fly back to Denpasar via Bima or depart to Ende).

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85. Komodo, The Living Dragon Recent successes in keeping and breeding komodos in zoos, as well as the opportunityfor the authors to correct some mistakes that had appeared in the first http://www.chicagoherp.org/books/komodo.html

Chicago Herpetological Society Book Review Title: Komodo, The Living Dragon (revised edition) Author: Dick Lutz and J. Marie Lutz 1997. Dimi Press, Salem. OR 97302. 193 pp. ISBN 0-931625-27-0. Softbound. Reviewed by: Brian Jones About Amazon.com Reprinted from the Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society [32(7):153, July 1997] Whenever I meet someone who isn't a reptile enthusiast and the subject of family pets comes up, the reaction I get is predictable. "What kind of pets to you have?" "Oh, three cats and about 60 lizards," is my usual reply. "Lizards?! Wow! Do you have any of those Komodo dragons?" is the question that often follows. Komodo dragons are the only lizard many people can name. And to some, this infamous varanid ranks right up there with the great white shark or the alligator as a malicious, calculating man-eater just waiting to prey on anyone unfortunate enough to cross its path. One can easily see how these animals could gain such a reputation. Inhabiting four of the Lesser Sunda Islands east of Bali and south of Borneo in the independent Republic of Indonesia (formerly the Dutch East Indies), they existed only in legend to most of the world until their official "discovery" in 1910. The dragons of Komodo should be seen as they truly aremagnificent reptiles that just happen to be at the top of the food chain in an island ecosystem where large carnivorous mammals failed to establish themselves. In the second edition of their book

86. WHY THE DINOSAURS DIED OUT This definitely included crocodiles, alligators, and komodos, and could also haveincluded the young of what today are referred to as dinosaurs. After the http://www.pathlights.com/ce_encyclopedia/14flod05.htm

WHY THE DINOSAURS DIED OUT Creation-Evolution Encyclopedia , brought to you by Creation Science Facts. CONTENT: Why the Dinosaurs Died Out Extinction Is Not Evolution - The death of the dinosaurs is not a fact the evolutionists can use in their favor Why Did the Dinosaurs Suddenly Die? - It is a mystery to those who refuse to accept the fact of the Genesis Flood Another Evidence of the Flood - The sudden extinction of the dinosaurs is another evidence of that worldwide event Human Were Alive at That Time - Dinosaurs did not live millions of years before people walked the earth Why Are Dinosaurs Found Only in Certain Strata? - They were engulfed in certain levels, as the Flood waters arose This material is excerpted from the book, THE EFFECTS OF THE FLOOD. (See Order Sheet. ) An asterisk ( * ) by a name indicates that person is not known to be a creationist. Of over 4,000 quotations in the books this Encyclopedia is based on, only 164 statements are by creationists. You will have a better understanding of the following statements by scientists if you will also read the web page

87. Animal Fair Komodo Dragons are opportunistic feeders, and fear nothing. komodos have been knownto hunt man and other dragons, and will dig up fresh graves on occasion. http://www.animalfair.com/wildlife_denver.html

The Denver Zoo Komodo Dragons claim their domain at the world's largest indoor Komodo Dragon habitat at the Denver Zoo. Komodo Dragons are the largest lizard in the reptile family and have made the exhibit their permanent home. Odoe, Hecktor, Koko and Castor reside in the dragon dwelling where visitors can get nose to nose with the man-eating reptiles, safely protected by inches of glass. Komodo Dragons are opportunistic feeders, and fear nothing. Komodos have been known to hunt man and other dragons, and will dig up fresh graves on occasion. Adult Komodos are formidable predators, able to hunt and overpower wild boar, deer and even a 1,000 pound water buffalo, often devouring 80% of their body weight in one meal. The Zoo's Primate Panorama Exhibit is a seven-acre, $14 million world-class facility with 29 different species of primates, from a 6-ounce pygmy marmoset to a 610 pound gorilla, all playing, swinging and lounging in environments that feel like natural habitats. Eleven squirrel monkeys from the exhibit were from a recently retired research troop with NASA, including Space Man, an 18 year old monkey who was the first primate to ride the space shuttle! Rain or shine, blizzard or balmy, the Denver Zoo offers fun for every season. The Zoo is home to nearly 4,000 animals representing over 700 species. From Tropical Discovery, an indoor rainforest habitat, to the Humboldt Penguin Exhibit, the Denver Zoo has something for everyone.

88. Komodo Dragon komodos are capable of running at very fast speeds for short distances and aregood swimmers, but are sluggish in cooler waters which lower their body http://members.tripod.com/EAPWS/ES_KomodoDragon.html

Home Air Pollution Water Pollution Endangered Species ... Site Info Endangered Species: Komodo Dragon Back Up Next Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensis (C) 1999 John Sullivan Komodo dragons, the largest lizards in the world, are found in lowland areas of open grassland on the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rintjs, Padar, and, Flores. They are brown in color and often have dark markings across their bodies. They range from 7.5-8.5 feet in length. Males are larger than females and weigh up to 300 lbs, where females can weigh up to 200 lbs. Their long, whip-like tails, which are often longer than their bodies, are used are rudders when swimming. Komodos are capable of running at very fast speeds for short distances and are good swimmers, but are sluggish in cooler waters which lower their body temperatures. (C) 1999 John Sullivan Their diet consists of deer, goat, boar, snakes, birds, carrion, and at times they will even eat other komodos. Like a shark, they lose and replace their teeth every once in awhile. Prey is killed by the bacteria infested saliva found in the komodo's mouth. Komodo dragons are solitary and come together only when feeding and mating. The mating season lasts from July to August. A female will lay a clutch of eggs (usually about 20) in a burrow with many different entrances to confuse predators. The eggs which are soft and leathery will hatch within 8-9 months. The young komodo dragons will spend much of the beginning of their lives in trees where they will feed on insects until they reach a stable size. They live up to 20 years in the wild, though many scientists predict that they can live to be 50.

89. Read The Zoo:  Komodo Dragon The Komodo dragons at the San Antonio Zoo will help people learn more aboutthese interesting giant lizards. komodos on the Web. Read about komodos. http://www.sat.lib.tx.us/Special/1999/zookomod.htm

KOMODO DRAGONS: Do they breathe fire? If you wanted to design a fire-breathing dragon, you could use the Komodo dragon as a model. Its looks are similar to the mythical fire-breathing dragon. A long neck and head, short body, long thick tail, strong legs and long claws are traits of the Komodo dragon everything you might think of, except fire. Komodo dragons are the largest of the monitor lizards. The largest adult male ever seen was more than 10 feet long and weighed 365 pounds. Komodo dragons are reptiles. They are found on a few small Indonesian islands: Komodo, Rintja, Flores and Padar. Because of the isolations of these islands, we did not know about Komodo dragons until 1912. These lizards have enormous appetites. They will eat water buffalo, deer, pigs and birds. Younger Komodo dragons will eat insects, snakes, rodents and eggs. A Komodo dragon that weighs 101 pounds can eat a 90-pound pig. The Komodo dragon uses its sense of smell to find meals. They can catch and eat smaller animals. When it locates a large, more dangerous animal, it will bite it, leaving behind deadly germs from its saliva. The animal it has bitten becomes ill from the infections over a period of days. The dragon follows it around until it dies. Then it eats its meal. This saves the dragon from having to spend extra energy running to catch its prey.

90. Far Shores CryptoNews Story: Giant Lizard Latest Indiana Weird Creature Sighting komodos are bigger and more aggressive than other monitors, and their bite containsa virulent bacterium that swiftly kills its prey and can be fatal to humans http://www.100megsfree4.com/farshores/clizard.htm

FarShores Crypto News Posted Aug 27.01 Giant Lizard Latest Indiana Weird Creature Sighting [Original headline: Monitor lizard spotted near lake Attempts to capture 5-foot reptile seen by couple in Brown County near Lake Lemon are unsuccessful It's becoming a real jungle out there this summer. First a piranha-like fish was caught in Lake Griffy. Then a 12-foot python was found slithering around Yellowwood State Forest. Now a 5-foot monitor lizard has been spotted lounging around Lake Lemon. So far, all the sightings have been at the Brown County end of the lake, with one of the county's animal control officers sighting and pursuing it a few days ago but being unable to corral it. A couple who live by the lake first spotted the beast, sunning itself along the Indiana Rail Road tracks. Monitors love to lounge in the sun. Sylvia and David Lewis tried unsuccessfully to net it, then called the Brown County Sheriff's Department, which sent animal control officer John Houts to try to catch it. He saw the giant lizard and likewise tried to catch it — for several hours, in fact. But he also failed.

91. Horror Films The story evolves around a kid who blames himself for the death of his parentsthanks to the killer komodos, then his psychiatrist decides to bring the kid http://www.angelfire.com/la/vanexel/Reviews.html

Horror Films The ratings below are OUR ratings of Horror movies we have seen recently, either at the Theatre or on video. These reviews are how we feel about the movies and will hopefully help you decide wether or not to watch them. Please feel free to E-mail us with any intelligent comments you have on the reviews and ratings and also your own feelings on the movie. ALL RATINGS ARE OUT OF TEN SKULLS WITH TEN BEING CLASSICS. WHAT LIES BENEATH BOOK OF SHADOWS: BLAIR WITCH PROJECT PART 2 CHERRY FALLS - The coolest and smartest thing about this movie is that it goes against everything we have learned in past horror films and that is because in a small town, a serial killer stalks teenage girls who are still virgins. Now, we all know that if you do drugs , sleep around etc. you are going to die.....well, not in this movie. The idea in this movie is to shag and lose your virginity and then you are safe. Okay, enough about shagging and virgins, the fact is that this movie was a very pleasant suprise. I went to the theatre expecting an average slasher flick and what I got was an above average slasher flick. Michael Biehn, Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, Amanda Anka Candy Clark are the stars and the script is pretty lame and slow to start with but after viewing the last half it was well worth the wait. This movie is nothing new to horror fans, with its usual pretty girls running, screaming and bleeding, but man....it's still FUN !!!

92. Ludics.com, La Comunidad Hispana De Ocio Electrónico Translate this page Lizard Rock 1. Tres batallas con Kid komodos. Jefe Mamá Komodo, no importa elorden al final de los tres Kid komodos, tendrá que enfrentar este jefe. http://www.ludics.com/guias/2199/index1.htm

Previews Plataformas: dreamcast gamecube gba gb-gbc ... Descargas (Demos, Parches...) USUARIO PASSWORD Darse de alta Editar mi perfil Colaborar Comunidades: arcade aventuras simuladores estrategia ... manga trucos guias descargas artículos noticias Todas pc psone dreamcast gba gb-gbc gamecube xbox Chrono Cross Plataforma: PSOne Autor: El Aguila E-mail: robaguila1@latinmail.com Enviar a un amigo El Aguila ( robaguila1@latinmail.com ÍNDICE DISCO UNO, PRIMERA PARTE DISCO UNO, PARTE DOS DISCO DOS TODOS LOS ITEMS DEL JUEGO OTRAS COSAS DISCO UNO, PRIMERA PARTE Segmento 1: El Principio The Dream: 1. Active el cristal. 2. Subir a la plataforma del centro. Cuando usted empieza, usted estará en un sueño. Esta parte le aconsejo que la memorice pues más adelante la volverá a visitar. Simplemente siga los objetivos. Use a los monstruos que usted encuentra mientras explorando para acostumbrarse al juego. Arnie Village: hable con Leena. Usted se despierta y comprende que todo lo anterior era solo un sueño. Explore el pueblo, entrenamiento para la batalla si usted desea con Radius el líder de la aldea, o puede obtener ítems algo valiosos como el Heckran Bone, Shrak Tooth y Komodo Scale (vea mi sección de "Todos Los Items").

93. Pilot Guides.com: Enter The Dragon: Face To Face With Komo komodos are headstrong predators and are known to be vicious; recently Sharon Stone’shusband Phil Bronstein was attacked by a dragon in the Los Angeles Zoo. http://www.globetrekkertv.co.uk/destination_guide/asia/indonesia/komodo_dragon.p

You are here: Home Destination Guide Asia Indonesia : Komodo Dragon Join Pilot's world travel monthly newsletter Enter the Dragon: Face to face with Komodo Where: Komodo Island, Indonesia Appearance: The last of the dinosaurs - a giant 8ft lizard with big teeth and bad breath Watch out for: The teeth, it can rip the foot of a showbiz spouse in seconds... On the island of Komodo , a tiny microcosm in the sea seperating the Flores from the Indian Ocean , an unusual creature of myth and legend still roams the land. The Komodo known as the Ora Habits A Komodo's would never make a great violinist, its hearing is terrible, but its amphibian eyes can see up to ¼ of a mile away. Its large yellow forked tongue can break down and analyse smell in the air, and they can sense a deer up to 3 miles away. Its feet sound like a "muffled machine gun" according to some experts, which alert their prey seconds before making the final kill. After gnawing down a deer or two, the smelly dragon keeps bits of meat in its teeth which are highly septic not to mention disgusting! When there's nothing else to eat they often go for each other, the larger dragons eating babies or young Komodo so they're not the nicest of dinner guests.

94. Kiwanis Dragon Boat Festival - Bulletin Race, Lane, Team 840 AM, Place, Time. 2, 1, CallRight komodos, 5, 245.01. Race,Lane, Team IRON DRAGON DIVISION, Place, Time. 16, 1, CallRight komodos, 4,242.51. http://www.waterloodragonboat.com/bulletin/thisresults.html

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95. BioFax Home Page saliva. komodos are ferocious beasts, capable of knocking the quarryto the ground via a coup de grace attack to the underbelly. http://www.biofax.com/biofacts.html

Bringing scientific fact to a desktop near you. About Us BioFacts BioJobs BioLinks ... Index Leishmania: Shoo Fly, Don't Mutilate Me Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis See more images of Leishmaniasis Sand Flies (Lutzomyia spp) are commonly considered a nuisance for their blood-sucking habits. Some species of this group, however, are much more than a nuisance. Their bite can result in mutilation and even death. Leishmaniasis - also known as "kala-azar", "black fever" or "black sickness" - is a group of parasitic diseases transmitted by approximately 30 of the existing 500 species of phlebotomine (blood sucking) sand flies. The parasite, a group of protazoa, Leishmania spp, is the causative agent of the disease. Like mosquitoes, only the adult females suck blood, and therefore only the females transmit the disease. Cutaneous forms of the disease (those affecting the skin) normally produce skin ulcers on the exposed parts of the body such as the face, arms and legs. The disease can produce a large number of lesions - sometimes up to 200 - causing serious disability and permanent scarring. Autoinoculation (the process of a victim re-infecting him/herself) of various parts of the body with the fingers can occur from the cutaneous lesions. In mucocutaneous forms of leishmaniasis, (those affecting the mucous and skin) lesions can lead to partial or total destruction of the mucus membranes of the nose, mouth and throat cavities.

96. Ms. Davies' Class 2/3 Rainforest Pages They can also be called oras. komodos are active during the day. Theyare becoming rare. Young komodos eat insects and small lizards. http://www.ttsd.k12.or.us/schools/dur/staff/davies/rainforest/kevin.html

Komodo dragon KEVIN Durham Elementary Class 2/3 Davies June 2001 They can also be called oras. Komodos are active during the day. Komodo dragons are covered with rough scales. Komodo dragons have long claws for holding on to their prey. They can run as fast as a dog. Oras are 10 feet long and two feet tall. They can weigh as much as 350 lbs. Their only enemies are local people. They are becoming rare. Young komodos eat insects and small lizards. As they grow older they start eating mice and other small mammals. Adult komodos eat pigs, goats, deer, young buffalo, and horses. They have also been known to eat people and will pretty much eat any thing they can catch. Oras can live for 50 years. They live in Southeast Asia. Their claws are 3 inches long. Female komodo dragons lay between 20 to 40 eggs in a hole in the ground. After about 8 months the young komodo dragons hatch. These young komodos have to take care of themselves. They live in trees most of the time. Komodo Dragons raise their heads really high and use their tongues to smell. Males have scratching fights with each other during mating season. Komodos swim in rivers.

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98. Scientific American: The Komodo Dragon Read a comprehensive analysis of the creature known as the komodo dragon, the world's largest living lizard. With details about its habitat. http://www.sciam.com/1999/0399issue/0399ciofi.html

April 9, 2003 go Advanced Search TODAY'S NEWS EXPLORE ... PAST ISSUES FEATURE ARTICLE March 1999 issue The Komodo Dragon On a few small islands in the Indonesian archipelago, the world's largest lizard reigns supreme By Claudio Ciofi A deer nimbly picks its way down a path meandering through tall savanna grasses. It is an adult male of its species, Cervus timorensis , weighing some 90 kilograms (about 200 pounds). Also known as a Rusa deer, the animal knows this route well; many deer use it frequently as they move about in search of food. This Rusa's home is the Indonesian island of Komodo, a small link in a chain of islands separating the Flores Sea from the Indian Ocean [see illustration ]. Most wildlife find survival a struggle, but for the deer on Komodo, and on a few of the nearby islands, nature is indeed quite red in tooth and claw. This deer is about to encounter a dragon. The Komodo dragon, as befits any creature evoking a mythological beast, has many names. It is also the Komodo monitor, being a member of the monitor lizard family, Varanidae , which today has but one genus, Varanus . Residents of the island of Komodo may call it the ora. Among some on Komodo and the islands of Rinca and Flores, it is buaja darat (land crocodile), a name that is descriptive but inaccurate; monitors are not crocodilians. Others call it biawak raksasa (giant monitor), which is quite correct; it ranks as the largest of the monitor lizards, a necessary logical consequence of its standing as the biggest lizard of any kind now living on the earth. (A monitor of New Guinea

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