Komodo

Komodo is a native animal Flores Island, Nusa Tenggara. Most islands Komodo this place is named in accordance with the name of this animal when found in the 1910, namely Pulau Komodo (Komodo Island).

Giant lizard-lizard including the nearly extinct animal with a population of wildlife in less than 4000 head. To protect the Komodo, in 1980 agreed to establish conservation areas in the Komodo National Park on Komodo Island and small islands in the surrounding areas.

And a population of Komodo dragons in the last three decades is the decline and threatened the existence, mainly due to deer hunting activities, as the main prey. Even the population on the island of Padar has been missing since the late 1990s, when, in the early 1980s, the Komodo dragons can be found in there. Attention and conservation efforts should be given this species in particular, because the population toward extinction Komodo.

For some residents on the island of Komodo, animals are considered more dangerous to humans than crocodiles, because the water in the womb liurnya bacteria that can cause serious infections.

Typically, marriage Komodo season occurs between June to July. In August, a female Komodo will excavate a nest mound former burnt bird nest (Anas reindwardt) on the hill, and nest hole in the ground, to save the eggs can reach 38 grains. Komodo eggs are usually guarded by mother, but a new child born in the month of February or March is not kept, even often eaten.

Komodo need five years to grow to the size of two meters and can hold up to 30 years of life. Entering the 4-5 year period is the beginning of sexual maturity Komodo.