On the Indonesian island of Komodo, a Komodo dragon hunted and killed a giant bat, and the cruel way of eating is creepy. Many netizens have a question, komodo dragon eating bats will not be poisoned?
The giant bats that Komodo dragons prey on are fruit bats in the genus Pteropodidae, which is the largest bat in the world, with a wingspan of up to 2 meters and a weight of more than one kilogram.
Although they are terrifying in appearance and large in size, fruit bats do not suck blood and do not attack humans, and they mainly feed on various fruits and nectar. They forage at night, hang upside down on branches during the day, and have less vigilance when resting, so that they will be preyed upon by Komodo dragons.
Although fruit bats do not harm humans, they, like other bats, carry a lot of viruses, and few other animals will prey on them, but the Komodo dragon is an outlier.
Komodo dragons belong to the largest known lizards in the world, with an adult body length of 2-3 meters and a weight of 60-90 kg, which is not outstanding in nature. Moreover, their bite force is average, and the attack power of their claws is low, but they rely on the advantage of "high poison" to cross the Indonesian Lesser Sunda Islands, rarely encountering opponents.
Early scientists found that the mucus in the mouth of the Komodo dragon contained a large number of bacteria (at least 70 species of bacteria, including 4 of which are high-lethal bacteria), which were able to infect the wounds of prey and eventually torture the prey to death.
In 2009, scientists discovered that Komodo dragons still have venomous sacs in their mouths, which secrete venom after biting their prey. The venom contains a large amount of coagulation disorder toxoid, and the prey will bleed continuously after being bitten, the wound will rot, and eventually die due to excessive blood loss. Studying the surface Komodo dragon's 16 mg venom can kill a 40 kg prey, which shows how toxic it is.
With their highly toxic properties, Komodo dragons dare to prey on large prey such as buffalo, wild boar, monkeys, etc., usually they will bite these large prey, and then follow them until the prey is poisoned and dies, and then slowly swallow them. As for the small prey, they simply bite to death.
In addition to the venom horror, the Komodo dragon is also very cruel, it eats everything, from insects to buffalo on their diets, and it is also very fond of eating carrion. And they will also devour their own kind, as long as they are smaller than their size, they will be swallowed. They can swallow 80% of their body weight at a time, which can be said to be a no-no-no.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this characteristic that komodo dragons have extremely strong immunity, even if they swallow poisonous snakes and bats, they will not be poisoned, let alone infected.
So is such a powerful Komodo dragon without an opponent? Obviously not, although the Komodo dragon is poisonous and terrible, it also has no ability to fight back when facing tigers, lions, bay crocodiles and other predators. However, these beasts certainly did not dare to eat the Komodo dragon, after all, it had too many germs and toxins in its body, and it had to be poisoned to death after eating it.
In general, the Komodo dragon is not the strongest animal, but in my opinion, it is one of the most dangerous animals, because so far, scientists have not studied it thoroughly, have not yet thoroughly figured out what viruses are in its body, and have not figured out why it has such a strong immunity. #I'm going to make micro-headlines ##Animal##Komodo dragon##打开眼界 #
