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A Komodo dragon was exhibited in 1934 in the United States at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., but it lived for only two years. More attempts to exhibit Komodo dragons were made, but the lifespan of the animals in captivity at the time proved very short, averaging five years in the National Zoological Park.
Ouwens dispatched a collector to Komodo who returned to Java with two adults and a young specimen. [4] Ouwens named the species Varanus komodoensis in a publication of 1912. [ 5 ] Ouwens became Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau and died in Buitenzorg in 1922.
Komodo National Park featured on the reverse of the 50,000 rupiah banknote. The island of Padar and part of Rinca were established as nature reserves in 1938. [3]Komodo Island was declared a nature reserve in 1965, [4] and in January 1977 as a biosphere reserve under the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme.
Komodo (Indonesian: Pulau Komodo pronounced) is one of the 17,508 islands that comprise the Republic of Indonesia. It is particularly notable as the habitat of the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard on Earth, which is named after the island. Komodo Island has a surface area of 291 square kilometres, and had a human population of about 1,800 in 2020.
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Komodo dragons are native to Indonesia and weigh around 80 kilograms (176 pounds) on average. ... They found that the iron is concentrated in a thin coating that acts as a protective layer that ...
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Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) The Komodo dragon is the largest extant lizard with a maximum known mass of more 80 kg (176.3 lb), also perhaps the heaviest squamate. The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the largest living lizard in the world, with an average mass in 70 kg (150 lb) and 25 kg (55 lb) for males and females respectively ...