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	Diving Indonesia : Komodo Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The only human population on the island is at the fishing village called Komodo who supplement their income breeding goats which are used to feed the lizard.
		Komodo Island is now a nature reserve, home to a number of rare bird species, deer and weld pigs, which are prey to the lizards as well.
		Komodo, as well as the neighboring islands of Padar, Rinca, Motong, and two small areas on Flores south of Labuhanbajo, were made a national park in 1980.
	www.indonesiadiving.com /komodo/tour.htm (454 words)

	Fauna on Komodo National Park, Indonesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Komodo dragons live in one of the driest area in Indonesia, where there are few permanent water sources.
		The Komodo dragon is top predator in its environment and all animals in the park are potential prey of the Komodo dragon.
		Komodo dragons are only found in Komodo, Rinca, Gili Motang, and small part of north and west Flores island.
	www.komodotour.com /fauna.htm (895 words)

	Komodo Dragons and Their Islands
		Komodo is west of Flores, east of Sumbawa, and north of Sumba.
		Komodo dragons are a kind of monitor lizard.
		Komodo dragons are the largest kind of lizard still living on Earth, but they are not the largest reptile.
	www.heptune.com /komodo.html (1410 words)

	Komodo Dragon - Komodo island - Komodo National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Komodo Dragon, the most dramatic and largest living lizard on earth, is endemic to Komodo island, Padar island, Rinca island, and parts of western Flores.
		Through the Komodo dragons, The Komodo National Park has become well known tourist attraction on the eastern part of indonesian archipelago where a great deal of visitors from the country and foreign countries visit the Komodo island every day.
		In 1987, a Komodo Dragon killed a boy on the island of Rinca, on July 18, 1974 an old Swiss tourist Baron Rudolf Van Biberegg was killed by the Komodo dragon.
	www.tours-komodo.com (540 words)

	Bagheera: An Endangered Species and Endangered Animal Online Education Resource
		Komodo dragons are good swimmers and have been reported hunting in the surf for fish and birds.
		Komodo dragons now are the center of a burgeoning tourist industry and the local people increasingly are recognizing the advantage of living near this potentially dangerous animal.
		In some areas, the komodo dragons are so well fed that they simply lie around waiting for the next group of tourists to bring the next meal of goat or sheep.
	www.bagheera.com /inthewild/van_anim_komodo.htm (565 words)

	Diving Komodo Islands - ADVENTURE INDONESIA
		The islands of the Komodo Dragon: Rinca and Komodo Islands are part of the complex of 175 islands (about 90% unhabitant), situated 200 nautical miles east of Bali, between the islands of Flores and Sumbawa.
		The waters that surround the island are turbulent and teeming with unparalled marine life.
		The corals in Komodo National park are pristine, with Mantas, sharks, turtles, dolphins, dugong, many pelagics, to the tiny pygmy seahorses, nudibranchs, frog fish, you name it we've got it.
	www.indonesiadiving.com /komodo (754 words)

	Komodo Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Only 36 km long and 20 km wide, this island home o+ the Komodo dragon is nestled in between Sumbawa and Flores.
		The giant lizards of Komodo were only a myth until the turn of the century when a few pearl fishermen were forced to land here one night in a storm.
		A desolate inhospitable island with only one mountain on it, Gunung Arab (Sataliso), which no native will climb believing that it's possessed with evil spirits and their reptile companions, the nagas.
	www.geocities.com /island_of_komodo (121 words)

	Komodo Dragons Islands-Komodo National Park and Rinca Island-Flores-Indonesia
		The Komodo National Park is located in Indonesia, in the area of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in the border region between the provinces of Nusa Tenggara Timur and Nusa Tenggara Barat.
		This is the home of the giants lizard known as the "Komodo Dragon" it was thought to be a myth until the turn of the century, when fishermen who were forced by a storm to take shelter on Komodo sight the monster.
		Descendents of the original people of Komodo, the Ata Modo, still live in Komodo, but there are no pure blood people left and their culture and language is slowly being integrated with the recent migrants.
	www.travel2komodo.com (473 words)

	Komodo Dragon Tours - Labuan Bajo Flores
		Among some on Komodo and the islands of Rinca and Flores, it is buaya darat (land crocodile), a name that is descriptive but inaccurate; monitors are not crocodilians.
		The Komodo is a stealth predator, which lies motionless and camoflouged alongside game trails for the unwary, which tend to be the very young, the old and the infirm.
		In an attack, the Komodo lunges at its victim with blinding speed and clasps it with the serrated teeth of the jaw.
	www.komodoisland-tours.com /komodo_drogon_tours.html (1529 words)

	Komodo Dragon
		Komodo dragons are generally solitary animals, except during the breeding season.
		Despite their size, komodos are fast moving, good climbers and like all monitors they are good swimmers.
		This is due to the expansion of human populations and the hunting of the komodos’ prey, as well as major natural disasters such as fires and volcanic eruptions.
	www.akronzoo.org /learn/komodo.asp (1358 words)

	Komodo Island
		The island is almost all hill and barren except for palm trees and some wood, but it is famous for its giant lizard which are considered the last of their kind remaining in the world today.
		Komodo live on carrion of goats, deer, and even the carcasses of their own kind.
		Komodo is now a nature reserve being part of a national park.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/6195/komodo.htm (354 words)

	AMNH - Expedition : Endangered
		Among the thousands of small islands of Indonesia is one called Komodo -- a mountainous stretch of volcanic rock covered with grass, palms, and small pockets of jungle.
		This little island, 22 miles (35 km) long, along with a few others nearby, is the sole habitat of the world's largest lizard.
		As a result, the small island of Komodo can support quite a few of these giant monitor lizards -- their total population on the island is estimated at about 4,000 to 5,000 animals.
	www.amnh.org /nationalcenter/Endangered/ora/ora.html (694 words)

	Komodo Dragon
		Komodo Dragons are carnivore; they can kill goats, deer, horse, buffalo and wild boars.
		Komodo dragons are NOT only live in the above islands, but also in Flores Island, they are scattered from the west part to the central of Flores about 200 km away to the east.
		By fly to Maumere on Flores island, have an overland to experience the people, culture, nature and wild life and as the high light is the Three Colored Lakes Kelimutu.
	www.floressa-bali.com /komodo-dragon (866 words)

	Komodo Island
		The Komodo Dragon is referred to by the residents of Indonesia as the ora.
		The Komodo Dragon was discovered in the age of the first world war, when a pilot crashed his plane in the Indonesian waters.
		The dragons of Komodo island are also said to be a bit more edgy during the course of the last year or so, a symptom indirectly related to humans.
	www.indonesianmusic.com /komodo.htm (1914 words)

	Visit to Komodo Island 4/03
		The people who live in the village on Komodo Island are mostly decendents of people who were banished to live on the island by the Sultan of Bima in previous times.
		Komodo Dragons like to kill their prey with a large bite to the abdominal area, often disembowling the prey.
		Islands within the park are protected but we saw people setting small fires on this little island right outside the park boundry.
	www.avesint.com /komodo.html (1711 words)

	Komodo Dragon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Komodo dragon has a broad head and a thick, muscular neck; the body is flattened, and the tail is as long as the trunk and head.
		The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the largest lizard in the world, growing to an average length of 2-3 meters (10 feet).
		The dragoons of Komodo also are known like monitors of Komodo, or by the local name indonesio, "or." These giant lizards belong to the Varanidae family, who includes 52 species of the lizards of the...
	www.sewnlizard.com /komododragon (647 words)

	Komodo island, Komodo Marine Park, Komodo Dragons, Scuba Diving Around Komodo Island Indonesia
		The Komodo National Park is home to a rare diversity of animals, including a population of the world's largest lizard, the famous Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis).
		Komodo National Park is a unique marine sanctuary created by strong currents and upwellings that transport nutrient-rich waters throughout the park supporting a cornucopia of bio diversity.
		With twenty enormous griffin-like talons and layers of serrated backward-slanting teeth, the Komodo Dragon is a voracious cannibal.
	www.kararu.com /komodo/index.html (764 words)

	Komodo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
		Komodo dragon, a large lizard native to Indonesia;
		ActiveState Komodo, an Integrated Development Environment for Perl and other programming languages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Komodo (89 words)

	Komodo National Park \| Komodo Island \| Frequently Asked Questions
		This is why the Komodo dragon is constantly flicking his long, yellow tongue into the air, tasting it for signs of nearby food.
		The name was given to the worlds largest lizard by Douglas Burden, the leader of the 1928 American expedition to the island of Komodo, the only place in the world where these lizards are found.
		The Komodo dragon wakes at dawn and immediately moves to a sunny position to bask until its core body temperature is achieved.
	www.komodo-gateway.org /faq1.html (421 words)

	Komodo Island - tips by travel authority Howard Hillman
		This modest sized island is home to about half the earth's remaining 4,000 Komodo dragons, the world's largest lizards (see photo).
		Fresh-killed meat is fed to a group of Komodo dragons early each morning - for the sake of tourists who stand behind a protective fence.
		The island is roughly 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Bali.
	www.hillmanwonders.com /bali/island_komodo.htm (292 words)

	Komodo National Park
		The Komodo National Park in Eastern Indonesia is comprised of three small islands containing hundreds of unique and endemic species of flora and fauna, including the world famous Komodo Dragons, the largest land-dwelling reptiles in the world.
		The island is a closed ecosystem, populated with species that have evolved together over millions of years, protected by their isolation from many types of predators.
		Indonesia's Komodo National Park Indonesia's is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, and it is also the third largest Asian country with a population of almost 200 million.
	www.american.edu /TED/komodo.htm (1440 words)

	The dragons of Komodo Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Komodo dragons today can grow to three metres (10 feet) long and are the largest lizards on Earth, although the biggest specimens were hunted and killed before the Indonesian Government set up its current protection policy.
		Komodos are a species of monitor lizard, which includes the Australian goanna, a lizard similar to the Komodo dragon but which rarely reaches lengths of more than two metres (over six feet).
		While the alleged evolution of Komodo dragons and other monitors seems fanciful, it should be kept in mind that the supposed evolution of reptiles from amphibians is even more difficult for the theory of evolution to explain.
	www.answersingenesis.org /creation/v17/i1/dragons.asp (1217 words)

	Komodo Island Tours - Labuan Bajo Flores
		Flores (Portuguese for "flowers") is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, an island arc with an estimated area of 14,300 km² extending east from the Java island of Indonesia.
		In the centre of the island in the districts of Ngada and Ende there is what is variously called the Central Flores Dialect Chain or the Central Flores Linkage.
		Flores island as a part of The Lesser Sunda islands a range of islands which are located between Bali island in the west and Irian in the east.
	www.komodoisland-tours.com /flores_island.html (845 words)

	Island Of Flores - Lake Kelimutu Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		East of Komodo island is the main island of Flores.
		The island of Flores is said to have been sighted in 1452 and given the name Flores enjoy this small visual tour of Flores Island, the place where.
		The island of Flores is split into six kabupaten (local government districts); from west to east these are languages spoken on the island of Flores, all of them belonging to.
	www.villaflores.info /articles/island-of-flores.html (630 words)

	Travel to Komodo island with your accrediated Tour Operator in Indonesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A small island of 280 square km, Komodo is located between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores.
		Komodo lives on carrions of goats, deer, and even the carcasses of its own kind.
		The Komodo is protected by law and though they are considered harmless, it is advisable to keep them at a distance.
	www.nelltours.com /komodo.html (958 words)

	Amazon.com: Komodo: DVD: Michael Lantieri,Jill Hennessy,Billy Burke,Kevin Zegers,Paul Gleeson (II),Nina Landis,Michael ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The CG models of the komodos were well done, particularly the way the skin folded as the legs moved, and the way the scales shined against the light.
		Hungry komodos kill the father, mother, and dog of a young boy because an oil company is depriving them of their natural food.
		Once back on the island, the komodo strike swiftly, and soon Victoria and a small group of companions are on the run from the deadly creatures.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005B72C?v=glance (2117 words)

	Komodo Island - Komodo Dragon's Habitat
		Surrounded by swift currents, and man-eating sharks, the Komodo Island is located in the middle of 17,000 islands between the Pacific and Indian oceans, known as Indonesia.
		The island is relatively small in size, just twenty-two miles long and twelve miles wide and since Komodo is close to the equator the island is always very hot.
		There are indications that the Komodo Islands were joined to their eastern neighbors about 20,000 years ago due to global changes in sea levels during the Pleistocene Ice Age.
	www.bonus.com /contour/dragons/http@@/www.draconian.com/dragons/komodo-island.php (356 words)

	Komodo National Park \| Komodo Island
		Lying 200 nautical miles east of Bali, Komodo National Park nestles between the large islands of Sumbawa and Flores, all of which are part of Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara on current maps).
		Despite these official designations and its obvious interest to the scientific community, Komodo is daily suffering irreparable damage by the hand of man. Almost before the world can properly appreciate the natural beauty of Komodo - home of the Komodo Dragon - its wonders are in danger of disappearing forever.
		We at the The Komodo Foundation and the Department of Tourism of Manggarai, West Flores want to make a difference and are dedicated to preserving this rich and wonderous area for the benefit of future generations
	www.komodo-gateway.org (236 words)

	Stalking the wild Komodo Dragon
		From there we travel by boat to the island of Komodo to observe, stalk and photograph the worlds largest lizards.
		Komodo dragons stay in burrows if the temperature is too cold.
		The Komodo dragons use the burrows of rodents, palm civets, wild boar, porcupine (on Flores) and those made by other Komodo dragons.
	www.thekomododragon.com (749 words)

	Go to Komodo Island
		Transfer to the airport to depart for Bima (Sumbawa Island).
		Late afternoon arrive at Komodo Island, accommodation and meals on board.
		The total number of these lizards is estimated at 5.000 - 7.000 inhabited in Komodo, Padar, Rinca Island and Western Flores.
	www.baliassociates.com /komodo-island.htm (273 words)

	Komodo Island National Park - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Komodo Island National Park - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Komodo Island National Park, national park in south central Indonesia, occupying most of the island of Komodo, which lies in the Malay Archipelago,...
		The park centers on Isle Royale, the largest island in Lake Superior, and...
	encarta.msn.com /Komodo_Island_National_Park.html (158 words)

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