Thursday, March 19, 2026

Komodo Dragons and Pink Beaches, Slawi Bay, Komodo, Indonesia 3/19/26 Day 75

Komodo Island National Park, Flores, Indonesia 

We werent dragon our feet today in the sweltering heat as we saw a dozen Komodo dragon lizards on our trek thru the tropical jungle. About four thousand dragons roam freely on the protected island.
Forked tongue to smell and taste; they can smell blood 5 miles away
Dragon drool contain 50 strains of bacteria and venom loaded with anticoagulantsbfurvthem to bite their prey with their 60 highly serated iron tipped teeth
Island rule:  giantism and dwarfism adaptive evolution.
We cooled off at Pink Beach formed from the sea turtles biting off bits of red coral. The snorkeling was the cherry on top of the dragon drool. 





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