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Subject: A Komodo Dragon.
Camera: Nikon D7000.
Location: Palm Beach Zoo.
Date Taken: 08/06/11.
Comment: Shot through glass.

The title should probably be read in a mild Japanese accent, as heard in the "Hello, Moto" advertisements for Motorola.

The Komodo Dragon is the largest living species of lizard in the world. It's bite was long believed to be poisonous, but in fact carries a toxic cocktail of bacteria in it's saliva.

I also have to share a choice item that I learned about Komodo Dragons while browsing the Wikipedia article on them:

"Copious amounts of red saliva that the Komodo dragons produce help to lubricate the food, but swallowing is still a long process (15–20 minutes to swallow a goat). A Komodo dragon may attempt to speed up the process by ramming the carcass against a tree to force it down its throat, sometimes ramming so forcefully that the tree is knocked down.

Fantastic.

Description
Subject: A Komodo Dragon.
Camera: Nikon D7000.
Location: Palm Beach Zoo.
Date Taken: 08/06/11.
Comment: Shot through glass.

The title should probably be read in a mild Japanese accent, as heard in the "Hello, Moto" advertisements for Motorola.

The Komodo Dragon is the largest living species of lizard in the world. It's bite was long believed to be poisonous, but in fact carries a toxic cocktail of bacteria in it's saliva.

I also have to share a choice item that I learned about Komodo Dragons while browsing the Wikipedia article on them:

"Copious amounts of red saliva that the Komodo dragons produce help to lubricate the food, but swallowing is still a long process (15–20 minutes to swallow a goat). A Komodo dragon may attempt to speed up the process by ramming the carcass against a tree to force it down its throat, sometimes ramming so forcefully that the tree is knocked down.

Fantastic.