WOLVERINES VS

KOMODO DRAGONS

• They are mammals.• Females weigh 13-26 lbs

and males weigh 22-55 lbs.• They are about the size of a

family dog but appear a lot bigger because they are covered with shaggy thick fur up to 4 inches long.

• They have wide paws and long nails.

• They are carnivorous reptiles.

• They are covered with rough scales.

• Most are black, brown or grey.

• They can be over 2 m long and weigh about 150 pounds.

• They are very strong and have claws 5 – 8 cm long.

Wolverine Komodo Dragon

CHARACTERISTICS

• Born live• Have white fur to

start but it darkens after 1 week

• Weigh less than 1 lb

• Start as eggs about the size of a baseball.

• They lay 10 - 27 eggs.• Hatching takes 8

months.• They are 40 cm long

when they hatch.

Wolverine Komodo Dragon

COMPARE THEIR YOUNG

• They use their strong jaws and teeth to feed on frozen meat and bones.

• Their keen sense of smell helps them track other animals or locate meat buried under the snow.

• During their daily hunting activities they can travel up to 40km.

• As they flick their tongues they pick up scents from the air.

• Their Y shaped tongue lets them know what direction their prey is.

• They quietly wait for their dinner to come to them.

• Once close enough it grabs its prey with its sharp claws and bites it the deadly saliva usually kills the animal within a few days.

The strong wolverines The patient Komodo dragons

HOW DO THE MIGHTY HUNTERS HUNT ?

HUNTING PICTURES

• They live mostly in isolated northern regions.

• Within its range it has the need of a place for building a den.

• They live only on Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda islands.

• Their habitat is harsh and arid.

• Most of them live in the lower arid forest and savanna

Wolverine Komodo Dragon

HABITAT