These apex predators feast on wild boars, deer, water buffalo and even wild pigs. Their hunting strategy often involves ambushing prey and delivering a signature debilitating Komodo dragon bite.
As well as eating birds, pigs, deer and buffalo ... that they can kill much larger animals with a single bite. After attacking, Komodo dragons will retreat to bide their time until their prey ...
A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large as deer, wild boar, and water buffalo. As formidable as the Komodo dragon seems, it’s very much at risk.
They’ll likely be empty, but if you’re lucky, you’ll draw near, and there it will be: the world’s biggest lizard, a grim-faced giant known as the Komodo ... the deer and pigs that dragons ...