A Komodo is a big lizard.
It lives on an island.
It can eat deer.
It can sit and sit.
It can smell a lot.
It was in an egg.
Words to know
- lizard: scaly animal
- island: land by water
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Sources
- https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/komodo-dragon
- https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/komodo-dragon
- https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Varanus_komodoensis/
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/facts/komodo-dragon
- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/facts/komodo-dragon
- https://zooatlanta.org/animal/komodo-dragon/
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2690028/
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