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Komodo dragons are the largest living lizard in the world and one of the few with a venomous bite. Komodo dragons are only found on the Indonesian islands of the Lesser Sunda group (Komodo, Rintja, Padar, and Flores, though they have not been seen on the island of Padar since the 1970s). They typically weigh about 70 kg (154 lb). Komodo dragons rely on their sense of smell to detect food, using their long, forked tongues to sample the air. They can spend hours waiting for a prey to wander within range before attacking it with their large, curved, and serrated teeth and venomous bite. Komodo dragons can briefly run at speeds of up to 21 km/h (13 mph). and if threatened can empty the contents of their stomach to lighten their weight to flee. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian National *****.
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