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08-24-11, 03:08 PM
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Non Carborundum Illegitimi
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Komodo Documentary
Watched a fantastic documentary tonite dne by the BBC on Komodo Dragon. Was an amazing programme and extremely informativre and well researched.
Discovered that Komodos have a venom gland similar to Beaded Lizards and they collected some venom from a captive Komodo and found that it is an anti coagulant. They hunt massive water buffalo by biting and then letting it run off, chasing it down and biting again and repeating until the buffalo is too weak to run away!
Also their bite strength is roughly the same as a domestic cat! they rip flesh out by just holding on with their serated teeth and using their shoulders and forearms rather than their jaw muscles.
Very good programme and if you can get it online or on "catch up" tv then worth an hour of your time to watch!
OH - they also can breed parthonegentically - a female in Chester Zoo, UK laid a fertilised clutch of eggs having never met a male. They did DNA profiling and found that the young had no male DNA influence at all!!
AMAZING creatures!!
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08-24-11, 04:40 PM
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Re: Komodo Documentary
What was it called? :P
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08-24-11, 04:49 PM
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Re: Komodo Documentary
It was called "natural world - komodo dragon"
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08-24-11, 04:51 PM
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Re: Komodo Documentary
hmm, something to look up!!
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08-24-11, 04:52 PM
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Re: Komodo Documentary
One of the best hours of TV i have seen in a long while.
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08-24-11, 04:55 PM
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mamma bear
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Re: Komodo Documentary
I found something called "Natural World-Komodo, secrets of the dragon" is this it??
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08-24-11, 05:24 PM
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Re: Komodo Documentary
If it is done by the BBC then yes that sounds right.
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08-24-11, 06:06 PM
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Re: Komodo Documentary
I watched something similar about a month ago on Nat Geo. Showed all of the above you talked about. The venom is sorta pressed out whenever they bite and leaks into the open wound. The glands are between their main teeth they use for biting unto prey. Keeps blood from clotting and attacks the heart beat. The laying eggs without a male is something ancient reptiles did in order to try and preserve the species. The eggs that are laid all come out as male and I *think* they said they are genetically unique.
They are really really awesome creatures.
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08-24-11, 07:15 PM
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Re: Komodo Documentary
here the discovery webiste, Free streamed tv, Canada's Worst Handyman : 5 "Episode 1: The Frat Pack" , yes im guilty of watch canadas worse handyman, i just find it to funny because i have had to work with people this bad at doing stuff before, but not being on the recieving end it hillarious LOL
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08-24-11, 09:08 PM
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Re: Komodo Documentary
Sounds great, I'll look it up
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08-25-11, 01:55 AM
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Re: Komodo Documentary
I watched it Rob it was really interesting.
The part where he was closing his eyes and then the Komodo opened his just goes show how intelligent these animals are.
It will be one 2 watch on BBC i player.:-)
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08-25-11, 06:47 AM
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Re: Komodo Documentary
Only people in the Uk can use the I player :P I had to download it lol.
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