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00:00 Monitor lizards are large reptiles characterized by their scaly skin and sharp claws.
00:09 They are carnivores and capable hunters with an extensive list of animals they prey on.
00:14 But the title of the most fearsome large lizard goes to the Komodo dragon.
00:19 While this dragon does not breathe fire, it certainly has a venomous bite that can fall
00:24 even the largest prey in its domain.
00:27 What are the feeding practices of these lizards like?
00:30 How potent is the venom of a Komodo?
00:32 These questions will be answered as we reveal some brutal moments of Komodo dragons and
00:37 other monitor lizards devouring their prey.
00:46 Number 13.
00:48 Goat
00:49 Adult Komodo dragons are experts when it comes to getting themselves a meal, especially a
00:53 medium-sized one like a goat.
00:56 A Komodo dragon sprints towards a lethargic goat.
01:00 In the last second, the goat manages to escape the jaws of the large lizard.
01:05 But its athleticism does it no favor, as it only seems to make the Komodo mad.
01:10 The giant lizard grabs the goat by the head and whips it around violently.
01:16 Komodo dragons are a menace to free-range domesticated goats.
01:19 Here, a goat grazes in a clearing.
01:22 It pays no attention to its surroundings and fails to notice a Komodo dragon charging at
01:27 it.
01:28 The gigantic lizard smashes into the ungulate with incredible speed and power.
01:33 It bites down on the goat's flank and makes sure to properly secure it in its mouth before
01:38 running away with its kill.
01:40 Sometimes even goats reared behind the safety of a fence are not safe from the hungry predator.
01:46 A Komodo dragon goes through a crack in a fence to get a goat.
01:50 It bites down on the base of the mammal's skull and stays firm in this position, despite
01:56 the goat's frenzy to escape the reptilian predator.
01:59 A closer inspection shows that the goat had already been wounded on its flank, with parts
02:04 of its gut sticking out.
02:07 Goats have little to no defense against Komodo dragons, and almost all interaction with this
02:11 predator leads to the demise of this hooved herbivore.
02:15 A brave goat decides to fight till its last breath.
02:19 It is persistently assaulted by a Komodo dragon, who uses every arsenal available to it to
02:24 take down the young goat.
02:26 The small bovine spirit is commendable, but it's no match for the giant lizard.
02:31 The Komodo brutally rips off the head of its victim and fills its belly.
02:37 Number 12.
02:39 Buffalo Komodo dragons are solitary predators that
02:42 only come together when feeding or during mating season.
02:45 A group of Komodo dragons circle a lethargic calf, a victim of their venomous bite.
02:51 The dragons are confident that their prey cannot escape, so they bide their time.
02:56 Only the hungry ones go after the large mammal.
02:58 The calf will stay alive while the predators feed on chunks of meat from its body.
03:04 Water buffaloes are impressive beasts, with the bulls able to reach over 2,600 pounds.
03:11 But despite their size, they are still hunted by Komodo dragons.
03:15 A Komodo dragon goes after a massive buffalo in a watering hole.
03:20 It bites the buffalo, injecting deadly venom into the massive beast.
03:24 The buffalo can no longer stand the assault, and it collapses from the effects of this
03:29 deadly venom.
03:30 The one-ton bovine is helpless at the jaws of a vicious predator.
03:36 Komodo dragons secrete hemotoxic venom that prevents blood from clotting, lowers blood
03:41 pressure, and causes paralysis in their victims.
03:45 A bank of Komodo dragons hone in on a baby buffalo.
03:49 The opportunistic predators bite the newborn with lethal strikes.
03:53 Even though the buffalo parents try to keep the animals at bay, the damage had already
03:57 been done.
03:58 Their venom will prevent the youngling from moving about.
04:02 Number 11.
04:04 Monkey
04:06 Komodos are stealthy predators that creep upon their prey before ambushing them.
04:10 An unlucky monkey managed to get in the jaws of not one, but three Komodo dragons.
04:16 The simian is completely immobilized, and the number of its attackers keeps increasing.
04:21 A fourth dragon joins the feast by viciously driving its head into the monkey.
04:26 All the primate can do is move its tail.
04:30 Komodo dragons may not have the most potent venom, but their bite can kill an adult human
04:35 in hours.
04:37 A huge Komodo clamps down on a dead monkey's head.
04:41 The large reptile then swallows the primate head first.
04:44 The monkey was probably a victim of another dragon's venomous bite.
04:49 And once it died from the venom, this Komodo tracked it down to feast on its remains.
04:55 Komodos gather when they successfully track down a carcass, but they're not a fan of sharing
04:59 meals.
05:00 A Komodo dragon has a dead monkey in its jaws.
05:03 However, another dragon wants a piece of the meat.
05:06 It even tries to steal the half-swallowed monkey from the mouth of the other Komodo.
05:11 The hungry dragon pulls the monkey back out, and the two lizards fight over the carcass.
05:17 Number 10.
05:18 Snakes.
05:19 The extensive diet of monitor lizards even extends to hunting other reptiles.
05:25 An ambitious monitor lizard squares off with a rather large cobra.
05:29 After whipping the snake with its tail, the lizard moves down to its target's tail and
05:34 bites down on it.
05:35 It does not let go as several minutes pass.
05:38 Later, the lizard goes for the cobra's neck and waits for its target to get exhausted.
05:45 Monitor lizards are not particularly immune to snake venom.
05:48 They just have scaly, armored skin that prevents the fangs of venomous snakes from penetrating.
05:54 A monitor bites a black cobra.
05:56 The cobra strikes the scaly skin of its attacker, but the monitor maintains its hold without
06:01 flinching.
06:02 The lizard plays the long game and waits for its target to tire itself out, with the snake's
06:07 only chance being to wriggle like crazy to get out of the jaws of its oppressor.
06:13 Once a monitor lizard shifts its attention to a prey, it fights its target relentlessly.
06:19 A spirited battle unfolds between a monitor lizard and a brown snake in the middle of
06:23 the road.
06:24 The monitor lizard is the instigator of this fight, and it violently attacks the slithering
06:29 reptile.
06:30 The snake tries to escape, but the ravenous lizard won't let that happen, as it is bent
06:35 on securing a reptilian meal.
06:39 Komodo dragons always make an effort to hunt and kill any animal that crosses their path.
06:44 A snake finds itself on the business end of a komodo dragon.
06:48 The dragon bites down on the slithering reptile.
06:51 It whips the snake around violently.
06:54 The smaller reptile stands no chance of survival, as the predator will hold onto the snake until
06:59 it can swallow it.
07:01 Number 9.
07:02 Crab
07:04 Monitor lizards have powerful jaws which they use to break crab shells.
07:08 A monitor lizard busies itself with a crab in its jaws.
07:12 The reptile starts its attack by targeting one of the crab's pincers.
07:16 The crab stands no chance of escape from the ravenous reptile.
07:20 The monitor finally goes for the crab's body, and it does enough damage to the shell to
07:24 make the crab foam.
07:27 Monitor lizards are fast lizards, with water monitors capable of clocking about 24 miles
07:32 per hour to catch their prey or escape from an attacker.
07:36 A monitor lizard crawls around a field with a crab in its mouth.
07:40 The reptile is satisfied with its hunt.
07:42 Instead of the predator consuming it at the spot, it decides to carry the crustacean to
07:47 a more secluded spot where it can eat the prey without getting interrupted by larger
07:52 predators.
07:53 Monitor lizards have a great sense of smell.
07:56 They smell with their forked tongue and are capable of pinpointing the direction a smell
08:00 comes from.
08:01 A monitor dives head first into the burrow of a crab.
08:05 It knows that its prey is around, and it won't come out until it has the crustacean in its
08:09 jaws.
08:11 After a while, the monitor makes its way out with the crab and moves away from the spot
08:15 carrying its food along.
08:17 The crab stands no chance of escaping from the hungry lizard.
08:22 Number 8.
08:23 Deer Komodo dragons are the apex predator of Indonesia,
08:27 and they don't need to worry about being preyed upon by other predators.
08:31 A komodo dragon torments a deer by eating the poor animal while it's still alive.
08:36 The deer can do nothing other than scream its lungs out.
08:40 Its legs have already failed it, so it's doomed to watch as the predator tries to tear apart
08:44 its skin and feed on its entrails.
08:48 Despite their massive size, komodos can reach an impressive speed of 12 miles per hour in
08:53 a sprint.
08:54 A komodo stalks, then sprints after a large buck.
08:58 It manages to graze the deer with its teeth.
09:01 The buck runs like the wind, with the komodo following it in hot pursuit.
09:06 The komodo's venom will later have a debilitating effect on the buck, and after a while, the
09:11 reptile tactically gives up on the chase.
09:14 Komodo dragons are generally more inclined to go after carcasses rather than hunt live
09:18 prey.
09:20 A komodo walks up to a small deer.
09:23 It picks up its prey by the head.
09:25 In an unbelievable display of swallowing capacity, it begins to consume the deer whole.
09:31 Although the deer is a juvenile, it does not look like a swallowable target, but the komodo
09:36 proves that it can fit such a large animal in its mouth.
09:40 Number 7.
09:42 Rabbits Monitor lizards are solitary hunters that feed
09:45 on a wide variety of prey, from insects to small mammals.
09:50 A monitor dives headfirst into a burrow.
09:53 It spends a significant amount of time trying to get its powerful jaws on its target.
09:57 After a while, it accomplishes its task and comes out of the burrow with a rabbit in its
10:02 mouth.
10:03 The small mammal unleashes a fury of kicks, but the monitor shrugs it off and swallows
10:08 the rabbit whole.
10:11 Monitors generally prefer to keep their distance with humans.
10:14 However, their search for prey can bring them close to human settlements.
10:18 A monitor lizard sticks its head in a bush and comes out biting a rabbit.
10:23 It secures the mammal with its jaws on the victim's flank.
10:27 The rabbit is spirited and tries to escape its attacker.
10:30 The restless mammal uses its powerful legs to kick off the ground, but this lizard is
10:35 not about to lose its meal.
10:38 Number 6.
10:40 Seafood.
10:41 Like other monitors, Komodo dragons also have a superior sense of smell.
10:46 They can detect the smell of a carcass or an injured animal up to 5 miles away from
10:50 their location.
10:52 A Komodo dragon drags a dead squid inland while taking curious bites at the carcass.
10:58 Although the lizard does not have much experience feeding on this type of creature, it still
11:02 attempts to eat the aquatic animal.
11:05 It chomps down on it and flips it around, all in an effort to swallow the carcass.
11:11 Komodo dragons are found on the islands of Indonesia, where they are not reluctant to
11:16 go near water in search of prey.
11:19 Here a Komodo dragon spots the carcass of a dead octopus.
11:23 Without hesitation, it grabs the eight-legged creature in its mouth and swallows the octopus
11:28 whole.
11:29 The lizard is definitely not satisfied with the small meal, and it will go about its day
11:34 searching for other prey to satisfy its hunger.
11:38 Number 5.
11:40 Pig.
11:41 A prey that is unfortunate enough to get targeted by a Komodo dragon gets a slow death, while
11:47 it watches its attacker eat it alive.
11:50 A Komodo dragon tries to rip off a piece of flesh from its prey, but it ends up dragging
11:55 the poor animal.
11:57 The pig is in shock, and the reptile's venom makes it lethargic.
12:01 The swine moves its legs weakly from the pain of being consumed alive, but Komodos are not
12:06 known for their mercy.
12:08 The reptile continues its assault.
12:12 Komodo dragons love swallowing their prey whole, and when the prey seems too large to
12:16 swallow, they ram into a tree to force the meal down their throat.
12:22 A Komodo tries to swallow the head of a wild boar, when its food gets stuck in its mouth.
12:27 The ravenous predator will not give up until it's able to force the large dismembered head
12:32 into its belly.
12:34 Komodos are deadly but intriguing creatures, with all characteristics of a greedy predator.
12:40 And if a Komodo is not near a tree when its food gets stuck, hitting it against the ground
12:45 works just as fine as well.
12:48 Another greedy Komodo dragon tries to fit a pig's head in its mouth.
12:52 It swings its head from side to side, but the food refuses to budge.
12:56 It props the head to the ground, and tries to force it in, and again it doesn't work.
13:01 I think it's safe to say that this Komodo is bitten off more than it can chew, or in
13:06 this case, swallow.
13:09 Number 4.
13:10 Shark Out of 17,508 islands in Indonesia, Komodos
13:15 are found only on 5 of these islands in southeastern Indonesia.
13:19 A Komodo sniffs a shark's carcass at the beach.
13:23 It looks like the shark is more up the Komodo's alley, as it approaches the carcass with a
13:27 similar strategy it would use against a food it's familiar with.
13:30 The dragon bites down on the prey head first, and starts to gulp the rather large shark
13:35 whole into its stomach.
13:38 Komodo dragons are capable of swimming, making them a well-rounded predator.
13:43 A Komodo dragon makes its way towards the shore after spotting a washed up shark carcass.
13:49 Shark picks up the dead aquatic predator with its mouth, and crawls away from the beach.
13:54 The Komodo is probably searching for a better location to eat its prey, shielded from the
13:58 cool ocean breeze.
14:01 Like most reptiles, Komodo dragons are cold-blooded animals that rely on their environment to
14:06 regulate their body temperature.
14:08 A Komodo dragon runs toward a rather peculiar looking fish.
14:13 It's a guitar fish, and due to its shark-like features, early scientists used to think it
14:17 was a shark.
14:19 The dragon bites down on the fish, and moves it around.
14:22 Perhaps it wants to rip it apart before swallowing.
14:26 Number 3.
14:28 Chicken.
14:29 Chickens are prey animals that different predators attack and kill, and the monitor lizard is
14:34 no different.
14:36 A chick is in the wrong place at the wrong time.
14:38 A monitor looms a few feet away from it.
14:41 The big lizard moves closer, and chomps down on the chicken.
14:45 The poor bird stands no chance, as the predator consumes it rather quickly, with the screams
14:51 of the chick muffled in the throat of the reptile.
14:54 Even though Komodos are capable of killing any creature in their domain, they still don't
14:59 mind going after smaller prey like chickens.
15:02 A Komodo actively hunts a brooding chicken.
15:05 It sprints at the poor animal, but the chicken escapes its jaws.
15:09 The hen keeps coming back though, trying to protect her chicks.
15:13 It gets too close, and tries to escape by flying again.
15:17 But the dragon snatches it this time around.
15:20 The predator goes on to consume it whole.
15:23 Komodo dragons regurgitate pellets of the different parts of their prey that they're
15:27 unable to digest.
15:29 A Komodo dragon inches closer to a dead chicken.
15:33 It flickers its tongue at the prey before snatching up the prize.
15:37 It fits the whole bird in its mouth, feathers and all, and begins to swallow the carcass,
15:42 filling its belly with delicious meat.
15:46 Number 2 Fish Monitors are opportunistic predators that
15:50 don't pass up the chance to eat carcasses.
15:54 A monitor lizard busies itself with the carcass of a snakehead fish.
15:58 The lizard is accompanied by a flock of crows, who help themselves to the feast.
16:03 With each bite, the predator tears into the fish, filling its belly while enjoying the
16:08 company of a few birds.
16:11 Rather than tear their meat into little pieces to eat, monitors would rather swallow their
16:15 prey whole.
16:17 An Indonesian monitor barely consumes a fish.
16:20 Not only does the predator struggle to fit the fish in its mouth, it also has a hard
16:24 time getting it to its belly.
16:26 But the reptile has heart, and it finally swallows the large prey.
16:31 With a meal that size, it will take a while before the monitor needs to eat another meal.
16:37 Monitor lizards are excellent swimmers that can take to water in pursuit of their prey.
16:42 A monitor lizard is out in a river, scanning the waters for tasty fish.
16:47 The predator locks onto its target, successfully catching a fish in its first try.
16:52 It holds the fish in its jaws.
16:54 Then, the monitor proceeds to gulp down the meal.
16:58 Another great hunt for the large lizard.
17:01 Number 1 - Komodo Dragon Komodo dragons are also cannibalistic in nature,
17:08 preferring to feed on members of the same species when food is scarce.
17:13 A large Komodo dragon bites down on the head of another Komodo.
17:17 The larger predator does not want to expend energy chasing a prey.
17:21 When there's a weaker-looking lizard crawling beside it, it takes advantage of its size
17:26 and preys on its own kind.
17:29 This cannibalistic behavior is common among hungry adult Komodos and is typically directed
17:34 towards juvenile dragons.
17:37 A large Komodo dragon feasts on the remains of a fallen comrade.
17:41 It picks up the smaller Komodo by the head and proceeds to swallow it head first.
17:47 The smaller reptile goes into the belly of its attacker smoothly, and in a few seconds,
17:52 all that's left is the victim's tail sticking out of the giant lizard's mouth.
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