Komodo National Park is located in the center of the Indonesian archipelago, between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores.
In 1986, the Park was declared a World Heritage Site and a Man and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
This National Park includes 3 Islands: Komodo, Rinca and Pada, these islands as well as being home to the Komodo dragon.
Komodo is a classified as a carnivore species. Komodo’s tail is as length as its body, with 60 sharp teeth with length around 2.5 cm. The biggest wild species that ever been known has: 3.13 m of length and 166 kg of weight.
Reproduction: mating occurs between May and August, with the eggs laid in September.
This animal can live for more than 50 years.
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