Two internal factors contribute to the feeding success of Komodo dragon, bite force and pull force. (2009) further emphasized that the effects of deep wounds are exacerbated through toxic venom that result in both shock induction and anticoagulation. Wild Komodo dragons have high density salivary bacteria (28 Gram-negative and 29 Gram-positive species of bacteria) that contribute to prey death ( Montgomery et al., 2002). Komodos bite prey causing bacterially-infected wounds ( Auffenberg, 1981). Komodo > 20 kg switch from small (≤ 10 kg) to large (≥ 50 kg) prey, allowing them to exploit prey across multiple trophic levels.
(2016), Komodo dragon body size correlates to foraging mode, from highly active to exploit small prey to a less active sit and wait strategy focused on ambushing and killing large ungulates. In order to obtain its prey, Komodo dragons exhibit two different foraging modes.
Azmi (2018).Ī study using radio transmitter on an adult female Komodo dragon in Loh Sabita Komodo National Park revealed that this animal adopts a bimodal activity pattern, it actively forages from 08.00 to 11.00 and from 15.00 to 16.00 ( Sastrawan et al., 2001). Two Komodo dragons fed on a large buffalo carcass at Wae Waso Savannah, Komodo National Park.
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