Komodo Dragon for Joshua


I think Joshua might prefer the statue of the dragon. I added the sound. The dragon doesn't make a roar.
This was from our trip to Bali and Komodo in March 2008.

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Margot said…
I showed him the video when Dad e-mailed it to me yesterday. He told Grandma to "watch out! The dragon will hurt you!"
June 9, 2009 at 9:25 a.m.
The Old and the Restless said…
By the way, these seemingly slow dragons were right in the middle of a village and were well fed. Environmentalists had convinced the Indonesian government to ban the centuries old practice of feeding goats to the dragons to appease them. Two years ago, a dragon killed a young boy in the village. So, the villagers started feeding the ones close to their houses again.

Between us and the dragons was a park ranger with a long stout forked stick. The sluggish seeming dragons in the movie can actually run as fast as humans for short distances. The idea is that, if one attacks a park guest, the ranger will get in front of it and "deflect" it.

Another reason for running fast is that they are cannibals and will attack smaller dragons for food.

The dragons also swim well. We saw one swimming from a large island to a small one.

p.s. I think the last hiker killed in the park was a Swiss who ignored warnings about the dragons and went hiking by himself.
June 9, 2009 at 9:31 a.m.
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