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Komodo

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Komodo 

an island in the Lesser Sundas, between the islands of Flores and Sumbawa. Area, 494 sq km. Komodo belongs to Indonesia. Hills and low mountains (elevations to 735 m) predominate, covered by grass and shrub. The Komodo dragon is one of the most well known of the the island’s animals. There is fishing and copra production.
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Byline: ANI Washington, September 30 (ANI): A team of palaeontologists and archaeologists, who studied fossil evidence from Australia, Timor, Flores, Java and India, has shown that Komodo Dragons most likely evolved in Australia around 3-4 million years ago and dispersed westward to Indonesia.
Komodo Dragon most likely evolved in Australia 3-4 mln yrs ago by Asian News International
If you're looking for a new pet, don't even think about a Komodo dragon.
World's largest lizard is venomous too by Ornes, Stephen / Science News for Kids
Smith said Indonesian officials had found the boat following a tip-off from Australian police that it sank late Tuesday off Komodo island, a nature reserve for Komodo dragon reptiles.
Migrant boat missing off Indonesia found: Australia by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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