In adulthood, the bay crocodile is 2 times longer than the monitor lizard and weighs 9 times the weight of the monitor lizard. The disparity is so large that the Komodo dragon can kill the other party, what does it rely on?
The Bay Crocodile, the world's largest reptile, is also the largest and most ferocious crocodile known. The longest body length recorded is 7 meters, the general body length does not exceed 5 meters, and the adult male weighs about 600-1000 kg. The largest bay crocodile has a bite force of 3150 kg.
Looking at the Komodo dragon, the average body length is 2-3 meters. The average weight is 79-91 kg for males and 68-73 kg for females. The bite force of the monitor lizard is only 25 kg.
From a body shape point of view, Komodo dragons are incomparable. So do Komodo dragons have an advantage over other aspects?
Let's look at the "weapons" and "defense" conditions of the two sides. It can be said that it is indiscriminate. The Komodo dragon has a stout tail and is almost as long as its body, like a long whip.
The tail of the bay crocodile is equally thick, longer than the head and body combined, and is also a powerful weapon when facing each other. And both sides have thick skin as "armor". Compared with the running speed of the two sides on land, it is almost the same. Running at full speed, the bay crocodile can reach 18km/h, and the monitor lizard can reach 20km/h.
From the endurance side. The bay crocodile is very endurance and can swim a thousand kilometers from Australia to the Bay of Bengal. On the contrary, the relatively light monitor lizards have poor endurance, and they dare not even pursue their prey.
Contrast from the point of view of explosiveness. The bay crocodile is a "raid master", its thick tail swings vigorously in the water, emitting a powerful force, pushing its upper body out of the water and pouncing on its prey. Such a surprise attack can reach a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, which is equivalent to advancing 28 meters per second, far exceeding the reaction speed of the animals. The monitor lizard can only run at full strength for 20km/h, which is also defeated.
Look at the hunting method and the size of the prey. Both are "lone rangers" when hunting. With excellent explosive power and bite force, the bay crocodile can hunt animals such as turtles with hard shells, huge wild boars, wild deer and bison. Surprisingly, komodo dragons, which were crushed by bay crocodiles in all aspects, were also able to successfully hunt large wild boars and wild deer.
How to see that the bay crocodile has the upper hand everywhere, but both can successfully hunt large animals, and even the monitor lizard may kill the bay crocodile, what must the Komodo dragon have?
There is a classic saying about the "trick" of the Komodo dragon. Because monitor lizards like to eat carrion, a large number of germs breed in the mouth of monitor lizards, and when monitor lizards bite animals, dirty saliva enters the wound.
In this way, germs multiply in large quantities in animals, and even enter the blood circulation, causing sepsis and eventually killing their prey. The monitor lizard will follow the bitten prey for a long time until the target falls, which also indirectly proves the existence of "poisonous saliva".
However, a 2013 study showed that monitor lizards actually pay attention to oral hygiene. After collecting the saliva of the monitor lizard, it was found that the type of bacteria in the monitor lizard's saliva was not special compared to other large carnivores.
That monitor lizard is as poisonous as a scorpion, can it secrete venom? The answer is yes. In 2006, Brian Frye, a biologist at the University of Melbourne, after dissecting the jaw of a monitor lizard, discovered a pair of toxic glands that secrete toxic proteins that have anti-clotting, blood pressure lowering, and paralyzing muscles. At the Singapore Zoo, a ranger bled after being bitten by a monitor lizard, which is not a symptom of a bacterial infection.
Although the monitor lizard is weaker than the bay crocodile, if it is against the bay crocodile, even if it is crushed, the bay crocodile will not get any benefits. Powerful venom can kill opponents. The end of the war will most likely be that the clams will fight each other and the fishermen will win. #I'm going to make micro headlines ##Animal##Komodo dragon##湾鳄 #
