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Have you ever seen a small lizard in a garden? How about a giant lizard? In the rainy, island country of Indonesia there are between 4,000 and 5,000 lizards called Komodo dragons. They are called Komodo dragons because one of the five islands they live on is called Komodo Island. They are the largest species of lizard in the world. Adult Komodos are usually three meters long and weigh about 70 kg. The largest Komodo ever was an amazing 166 kg! European scientists discovered them in 1910, and when Hollywood producers heard about them they made a movie about a giant gorilla called "King Kong". The Komodos live for about 40 to 50 years. They eat almost anything they can catch; for example, birds, bird eggs, monkeys, deer and horses. Sometimes they even eat other smaller Komodos, and sometimes (but not often) even people. They especially like to eat dead and dying animals. There are only about 50 Komodo dragons in zoos around the world. Because there are so few of them living in the wild, a park called Komodo National Park was opened in Indonesia in 1980 to protect them.
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