• Question: is there any thing above the komodo dragon in the food chain

    Asked by 882curm25 to Jacque on 7 Mar 2018.
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      Jacque Cilliers answered on 7 Mar 2018:


      Such a good question!
      The Komodo Dragon is the top predator, with no other animal hunting it…. This is also called an Apex predator. Incidentally, Komodo Dragons have bacteria living in their mouths. They bite animals and the bacteria infect the wound. The Komodo Dragon stands back and waits for the animal to get so sick that the kill is easy. This saves energy, which in the survival of the fittest, is most important.

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