Komodo Island
Photo by Dr. Kal Muller
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Komodo Island Photo by Dr. Kal Muller |
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"Komodo Island is rugged, dry and barren, and appears a perfect setting for its seemingly Jurassic-age inhabitants." Dr. Kal Muller |
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island is located is located between the island of Sumbawa and Flores
at the western tip of the Province of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) and is best known as the habitat of giant
Monitor lizards know as Komodo
Dragons. Komodo Island is part of the Komodo National Park and Marine
reserve, a professionally managed world class nature park and diving
destination - what more could an adventure traveler ask for than prehistoric
dragons & excellent diving, all at the one destination - what
ever you do, don't miss this!
Komodo Dragons |
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The
Komodo Dragon (Varanus Komodoensis) or "Ora" as the locals call
them, roam the island of Komodo as there ancestors did over a half a
million years ago. The only human population on the island is at the
fishing village called Komodo, these brave inhabitants supplement their
income by breeding goats which are used to feed the lizards. A trip to Komodo to see the dragons a totally awesome
adventure as they are now no longer kept in an enclosure but free to roam
and hunt for food anywhere they please. The experienced and well trained
park rangers will take you on a hike through the bush lands of Komodo
Island for the experience of a lifetime.
Komodo Dragons (Dr. Kal Muller) |
| The Komodo
Dragons grow to 4 meters in length and their main sources of food are wild
pig, goats and deer which have been introduced onto the island as food for
the Dragons, they are even known to eat the carcasses of their own
kind. These Dragons
which are considered the last of their kind remaining in the world today, have also been found around Manggarai, Riung,
Ngadan and even in the northern areas of the Ende Regency on Flores island.
Komodo Dragons (Dr. Kal Muller) |
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Komodo Island is
part of the Komodo Marine reserve with warm swift current diving a
feature. The underwater world is teeming with a seemingly endless collage
of fish species and coral formation. You will be pleasantly surprised at
what you find and ponder the contrast of a barren monotone island above
with the sea so full of color below the waterline. If you go to Komodo to
see the Dragons, you definitely must dive there also - and vice versa.
Enjoy.
Komodo diving |
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