Despite their size and appetite, the Komodo dragon’s metabolism is very slow. This distinct skill lets them survive on as little as12meals per year, albeit quite large meals at that. When hunting, Komodo dragons rely on camouflage and patience waiting for their prey. When an animal walks ...
A Komodo dragon vs T-rex fight would be a bloody battle between old and new reptiles. See which of these creatures would win!
Previous analyses of Komodo dragon erythrocytes using flow cytometry estimated the genome to be approximately 1.93 Gb in size [33]. Using deep Illumina sequencing and Dovetail approaches, we obtained a draft genome assembly that was 1.60 Gb large, similar to the genome size of A. carolinensis li...
Previous work has shown that the maximum size of Komodo dragons increases with increasing ungulate prey density. Estimates of changes in the abundances of deer and other prey species are therefore of significant importance for the viability of extant Komodo dragon population on Flores. Direct counts ...
Comparison of data collected from dragon populations inhabiting Rinca Island and the much smaller Gili Motang Island indicated that between 1994 and 2004, the Komodo dragon population on Gili Motang significantly decreased its: (1) mean body mass, (2) body condition and (3) relative abundance. ...
Cationic antimicrobial peptides are multifunctional molecules that have a high potential as therapeutic agents. We have identified a histone H1-derived peptide from the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), called VK25. Using this peptide as inspiration,
(i think ) The main attraction for us was the diving and the chance to see the Komodo Dragon. The team delivered on these and managed to include three more outstanding land tours. The diving program was well managed and the dive leaders hard working and extremely knowledgeable. How they ...
its not going to be good alternative to the FS7, FX9 for TV work. I guess it could be ok on a gimbal/drone - but the high end Reds are already small enough for that task. So is it just for the small group of Red fans that just want a Red but can't afford a Dragon or Gemin...
Assembly and annotation of the Komodo dragon genome Previous analyses of Komodo dragon erythrocytes using flow cytometry estimated the genome to be approxi- mately 1.93 Gb in size [33]. Using deep Illumina sequen- cing and Dovetail approaches, we obtained a draft genome assembly that was 1.60 ...