The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Padar. A member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae),
it is the largest living species of lizard, growing to a maximum length
of 3 metres (10 ft) in rare cases and weighing up to approximately 70
kilograms (150 lb).
Monday, 5 May 2014
Polar Bear
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle,
encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding
land masses. It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi). A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche,
with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for
moving across snow, ice, and open water, and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet.
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