Picture This
Nothing like a little komodo
karate between friends, right?
This ght may look friendly, but it's
actually anything but. Not to worry,
though—both lizards are just ne.
Russian photographer Andrey
Gudkov caught this pair
of males battling it out
in Indonesia's Komodo
National Park. Komodos are
fast and furious, so Gudkov
had to be quick to
capture the rare
moment on
camera.
DID YOU KNOW?
•
Komodos are the largest lizards in the
world, measuring up to 3 m (10 ft.) long.
•
Locals call them ora, which means
''land crocodile.''
•
These large lizards are skilled swimmers.
LEAPING
LIZARDS! LIZARDS!
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PHOTO:
SHUTTERSTOCK
BY
ANDREY
GUDKOV
