Searching for Food The Komodo dragon pushes aside tall grass and bushes His yellow tongue flicks in and out The tongue picks up scents on the air The lizard wants to find an animal coming its way Then he can eat 4
5 Komodo dragons look for animals to eat
Komodo dragons aren’t really dragons They are broad thick lizards In fact they are the biggest lizards alive today Males grow up to 10 feet 3 m long Females are shorter The biggest Komodos weigh about 176 pounds 80 kg They weigh even more after they eat a big meal 7 7 Komodos are as big as grown people
