A shared video has attracted the attention of the online community as the adult Komodo dragon calmly swallows a mountain goat to the horror of viewers. The video begins with a Komodo dragon, as if smelling something, constantly searching the grass. Moments later, it discovered the carcass of an immature mountain goat, lying dead nearby.
It can be seen that the goat is not small in size. However, instead of biting the prey like most cases, the Komodo dragon immediately rushed in to “swallow” the poor animal in the same way a python would.
The head of the goat was suspended from the jaws of the bloodthirsty reptile, and the lower body was quickly crushed in the mouth of the predator. In about half a minute, the Komodo dragon, with its sharp crocodile-like teeth, swallowed its lunch.
The Komodo dragon is a large lizard commonly found on the islands of Indonesia. They are a member of the Varanidae family, and are the largest living lizards, with a maximum body length of 3m, and a weight of about 70kg. Despite their large body, they run quite fast, can reach speeds of about 20km/h. In addition, they can also dive under water 5m deep, and climb trees like other lizards.
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