Adaptations
Serrated teeth cut deeply, strong neck muscles pull at prey, and chemical sensing with the tongue helps locate food over distance. Robust limbs and claws support digging and short pursuits, while young dragons spend more time in trees to avoid larger individuals.
Behavior and daily life
Much hunting involves patience, concealment, or following scent rather than a long chase. Dragons gather at large carcasses under a size-based feeding order, and females dig nest chambers where eggs develop through a long incubation period.
Conservation
Current profile labelEndangered
Its naturally small range makes the species sensitive to habitat change, prey loss, fire, tourism pressure, and climate-driven sea-level rise. Protected areas are important, but island populations and conditions are not identical.
Komodo dragons have venom glands in the lower jaw; their bite combines tissue damage, blood loss, and venom effects rather than relying on bacteria alone.
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