Komodo’s are very good hunters, their hunting strategies are based on strength and power. Speed also plays an important role in the komodo’s hunting. Tourist who came to see the Komodo dragons at Komodo Island says that “the quick movement from their feet sounds almost like a machine gun”. The Komodo dragons can run as fast as 11mph or 18kph. They are also very good tree climbers. When walking Komodo’s tends to swing its head from side to side so that it can smell prey that was within the area. Not only can a Komodo run fast but they can also see up to 300 meters away. A komodo can also taste airborne molecules from the prey with its long yellow forked tongue. One side of the Komodo’s tongue will go up indicating what side it senses the prey to be on. Whenever there is prey within one meter away, the komodo makes it presence known by warning the prey its about to encounter a drag
The Komodo dragons are dangerous and yet rare. There are known to be only 3,000 Komodo’s left in the world today. Komodo’s have a life span of only 20 years; while they try to live it to the fullest, since these dragons are known to be dangerous to animals and humans most villagers would shoot the Komodo’s to help keep their kids safe. Komodo’s are also killed by the poisonious bacteria that makes them ill that they get from other animals or by humans.
The komodo’s razor sharp teeth are its most dangerous weapon; it can tear off a piece of flesh in one small bite. Any teeth that are lost by the Komodo will return growth though out the Komodo’s life. The teeth and the muscles of a komodo’s jaws allow it to easily saw through meat and to swallow in huge chunks. In 1947 a police man from a near by island attempted to pat a large komodo, it lunged up and literally tore out his bi