big scary komodo dragon

They are also very good swimmers and even swim across the ocean to other islands. However, it seems that they cannot swim longer than animals such as crocodiles and deer, as they cannot escape currents flowing on islands in their habitat.

It has a very good sense of smell, and on the roof of its mouth there is a Jacobson's organ that detects molecules in the air like a snake. Because of this, it always flicks its tongue like a snake and tracks its prey by detecting molecules attached to it. A very powerful weapon on an island where space for prey to escape is limited. The problem is that they dig up graves to eat corpses because of their great sense of smell. So, while the residents used to make graves of stone and earth in the past, they now also make them of concrete.

If you look just below the scales of a Komodo dragon, you can see small bones scattered about. If you don't understand what it looks like from the text alone, here's a look: These bones gradually connect with each other as the Komodo dragon grows, and in older Komodo dragons, these bones wrap around the skull and skeleton like armor.