Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis)

[chaos]

(08-08-2014, 09:08 AM)'GuateGojira' Wrote:

(08-07-2014, 09:40 PM)'Pckts' Wrote:

(08-07-2014, 07:58 AM)'chaos' Wrote: A pretty damn cool lizard, don't ya think? Not much info available as far as official weight charts go,
but hey, they're the big boys of the lizard world. I believe the heaviest was 360lb's +. Truth be told,
these gluttons can eat a shiite load at one sitting (80% of their body weight). Thats more than my
mother in law! 
 



 

If you're going to start  a thread on Komodo dragons and say they eat %80 of their body weight or their weight is 360lbs+, why don't you provide any data or information on these claims?
I'm not saying you're right or wrong, but if you love these lizards, why not post a little research on them instead of waiting for others?
No offense.
 


 

In fact, both of you are right. Pckts has a good point here, every statement most came with its backup. Now, the facts of Chaos are actually correct. Auffenberg (1981) showed that Komodos can eat up to 80% of they own weight, and Wood (1978) present the record of the huge "captive" male of 365 lb (165.5 kg ).

Now, taking together both facts, this large male Ora could weight as low as 73 kg, IF it was fully gorged. However, extreme obese animals are well know in captivity, so this was probably just a huge overfeed reptile. A wild Ora will be very lucky if manage to reach 90 kg, from my point of view.
 

 

That should come as no surprise. Those in the know realize, I make no off the wall claims
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