Do Komodo Dragons Eat Their Babies? | Weird Animal Searches | BBC Earth

[@shlingusdingus4174]

The Kodomo Dragon would perfectly fit the Drake Classification, which is essentially a wingless variant of dragon with a large, low to the ground build like an enormous lizard. So in all fairness, a Kodomo Dragon is very well a dragon.

[@krankarvolund7771]

Well, in Antiquity dragon just meant big snake, so there's a lot of dragons today ^^

[@LeprosuGnome]

Komodo dragons were the first animals that amazed me back when I was 6, specially because of their name. I ended up learning a lot about them in the only website that my mum could find me back in 2006 🤣

[@mokarokas-1727]

I can't quite get over the fact he didn't explicitly say "no" to them eating people.

[@joshuahudson2170]

It's like a grizzly bear. Humans will be eaten as targets of opportunity.

[@garniful]

unexpected info I clicked on the play button to hear him saying; yes Komodo Dragon eats people But.....

[@turkeyman100]

Komodos also sometimes dig up human graves and eat the rotting corpses. They're not picky at all.

[@CinnamonToastKing]

Komodo dragons are hands down one of my favorite animals. They are just so beautiful and majestic and maybe the fact I love lizards helps.

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

These komodo dragons are amazing and majestic creatures. I hope they are around for ages to come. Though I wonder how they'd do if introduced elsewhere in an enviorment with no other apex predators than themselves.

[@NaturesTemper]

Hey I've met this guy! And Xitali, the beautiful komodo dragon at Chester Zoo. Fantastic place with amazing staff 😄

[@fishingwithfilitsa]

Great video👍👍👍👍

[@lynp7473]

This guy has such passion for this animal. Great representative for Komodo dragons.

[@falanajerido875]

He ok he didn't mention when they bite you, you will be paralyze. They are treacherous

[@widjiro]

@@falanajerido875 we have antidote of it's venom

[@falanajerido875]

@@widjiro do you really?

[@aidanrogers4438]

The scariest thing about the Komodo Dragon for me is how their venom thins the blood of it’s prey and prevents the wound from clotting. Even if you get away from the Dragon you’re still facing death because the blood won’t stop.

[@josephpachev8753]

Yeah, I've heard that komodo dragons bite their prey, let it go and the track it down after it's died from blood loss.

[@turkeyman100]

@@josephpachev8753 They don't let go on purpose, they'll try to kill their prey as soon as they can. But if the animal does escape, blood-thinning venom is a pretty useful fail-safe.

[@josephpachev8753]

@@turkeyman100 thanks

[@suzymatwetwe]

I've just had a look at Komodo Island on Google Earth and can see exactly why they're endangered predominantly through loss of habitat .... 😕.

[@ShaikhKefaitUllah]

Nice video

[@majoroldladyakamom6948]

If this was only narrated by Sir David Attenborough...

[@Kidraver555]

Yea he does not have white froth at the sides of his mouth, not much on screen presence with this guy,

[@catalinacurio]

David had a video (an old one as he’s quite young), he actually catches a dragon but not before his camera crew was chased by a dragon…

[@clascaulfieldjr3653]

Holy sh** that lizards biceps and chest. Bro never skips a workout.

[@kaymoil1912]

Nice analysis going into details to some certain animal makes me want to know more good job👍

[@Based_normie]

Fun fact: Even though Komodo dragons don’t eat people, they will dig up buried corpses and eat what’s left of them.

[@Kenan-Z]

It is disgusting! I wish I hadn't learned this "fun (!)" fact.

[@kalziferk9932]

I saw one in the Zoo in "Frankfurt am Main" and it sat directly at the glass and it was so big, that a child near me didnt notice that this huge thing is an animal. The moment the child checked it, was hilarious. The child began to cry immediately xD.

[@lolitaras22]

Only if they're tasty, Komodo Dragons are notoriously picky.

[@Allannah_Of_Rome]

The Komodos com Komodo island are thought to originate from Australia but got cut off from the mainland thousands of years ago, Aus dragons are the closest relos to the komodo. The dragons don't actually eat their young, it's actually the adult makes that Hun training for the nest and snatch the eggs before they hatch. Oh yeah, Komodos are also know to attack if you get to close, they'll charge but if you keep a nice distance they usually leave you alone but most people won't get to experience them because Komodo island is off limits to most people.

[@indyreno2933]

Komodo dragons like all monitor lizards (genus Varanus), komodo dragons will steal eggs from crocodilians, komodo dragons will steal eggs from saltwater crocodiles, komodo dragons are the largest lizards and one of the largest squamates, the largest squamate in the world is the world's largest snake being the Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus).

[@firstnamelastname9363-m4o]

Legit the most terrifying thing ever created

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

This was so interesting and I really love it

[@endoneswa]

Yes, they ate people. Know this from one of Mr Ballen's stories.

[@jaimedelgado7529]

Especially if the person is dead

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

This is so awesome

[@Hyltsu]

Funfact:In Indonesia we don't call Komodo with the dragon part, we just call them Komodo. Edit:tbh now that i think of it bahasa Indonesia prob just hate the word dragon since another funfact dragonfly is called capung in Indonesia...... why? From a cool sounding word from dragonfly it become capung like whyyy?

[@ralifano1450]

Because dragon in Indonesia is naga, naga is creature half snake and half human, or naga is nagini or huge Mythical snake not a lizard or a insect. Btw i'm Indonesian too

[@shioninrizu90]

dragon, as we, indonesians translate to 'naga', actually would mean 'snake' too (originally from sanskrit language, since indonesia had deep connection with india's culture cmiiw), naga is often depicted as serpentine-like creature and komodo isn't serpentine at all

[@jomorken4853]

There are lots of recounts of people beiing eaten by komodos. They also root out graves and eat freshly buried corpses.

[@MK58]

Hugging 😂.

[@megaball-ps8tq]

Title of the video: do Komodo dragons eat their babies Thumbnail of the video: do Komodo dragons eat people

[@RB_FromKerala]

*_wow , its my home's daily visitor , but they can spot our movements , they will run away and hide too faster, difficult to film a video_*

[@jensuarifin]

There is an urban legend from Komodo island that locals believe the number of population is the same as the number of komodo there. So if 1 people die, either 1 komodo die or moves to another island (yes he can swim in the sea💀)

[@asthenamesuggests9513]

Uhhhhh since he's a scientist he must know more about venom etc BUT, I live near komodo Island and people there definitely don't think of komodos as seagulls.

[@adudewithlonghair5706]

Things look like Elden Ring super bosses. Even a level 713 wizard king would shit his robe and some of the magic out of his body, permanently. Smeagol don’t even want that smoke.

[@vintage1950]

Komodo the movie lied to me 😂 They actually look kind of chilled.

[@NatureSpotlight]

Wow, this video brought back so many memories of my childhood fascination with Komodo dragons! I remember being in awe of these incredible creatures and spending hours researching them online. It's amazing how our curiosity about animals can lead us down such interesting paths of learning and discovery. Despite their fearsome reputation, I've always found Komodo dragons to be truly captivating and majestic animals. And while the idea of them possibly eating their babies is a bit unsettling, it's all part of the intricate web of nature's mysteries. Thank you for shedding light on this topic, BBC Earth! 🦎💚 #NatureLoversUn

[@patsheppard2616]

Your not telling the historical truth. There is a film of a man and his wife walking right up to one and the lizard killed him. I’ve also seen film of the fishermen who live in the area. The dragons will come out of the sea and eat their drying fish. They will grab very young children playing along the shore. Villagers keep their goats on a separate island but the dragons are capable of swimming to other islands to get food. I have seen film of the female dragon guarding a nest that reminds you so much of crocodiles. The young ones have only trees to save them from the adults. There are not many food sources on the few islands that hold a lot of dragons. They brought three young ones for our zoo here. They are fierce predators that don’t deserve life in a cage. They are too dangerous to be kept in captivity. Putting them in zoos increases their range around the world instead of just a few islands where the government tries to keep people separate from them. No they don’t hunt people as a rule. But we do look like dinner to them. They don’t fear anything.

[@sohaildiverlatestfishingvi8273]

Nice

[@themishmish101]

I'd love to see this knit wit stand near a Komodo dragon. And then we can see if it eats humans or not.

[@tarjei99]

The proper name is of course the kommode dragon. They hunt by surprising their prey. It is correct that they don't hunt humans, but mainly estate agents and lawyers. The main threat to the kommode dragon is that kommodes have gone out of fashion these days in South East Asia. If you see a kommode out in the woods, you should be very careful about approaching it.

[@Corpojoe]

Fav animal since day one

[@christinasornbutnark1208]

Let’s not forget they eat toes er at least Sharon Stones boyfriends toes at the Los Angeles Zoo😂

[@eduarortiz8647]

The Komodo Dragon 🐉 is my favorite animal

[@kimmyrask7368]

Great and interesting video but you need to change the backgrounds..

[@falanajerido875]

Guys they have videos out on komodo dragons

[@joshuahudson2170]

I've heard that dragon tastes kind of bad.

[@ghosythefortythghost8483]

Please fix the thumbnails! If you had better thumbnails it'd be 10x more viewed!

[@awatiko]

My greatest Grand Parents back in Africa already knew that these were venomous, how are the scientist just learning of this?

[@krankarvolund7771]

Also, we already knew that they were venomous, it was just not certain if it was due to real venom or just bad mouth hygiene ^^

[@awatiko]

Oh! they were already pretty sure that it wasn't bad mouth hygiene but certainly venom! and anything you don't find in Africa doesn't exist 🤣

[@LuC-k777]

Interesting so they carry a blood thinner

[@S3n_ha1zu2.x]

2:50 What a coincidence

[@johanessaragih1044]

Human expansion, tourism are the most threathening the komodos

[@حناناليدري]

so special

[@andrazaga]

Do they eat people??? He almost say NO........ welp me out.

[@purehyper124]

"Komodo Dragons" should actually be called Komodo Drakes, do to not having wings and only four legs.

[@hbs5889]

I think the megalania is the Komodo dragon later evolving into Komodo dragons although megalania did not have a venom gland and it is the biggest lizard if your including prehistoric times but if it’s modern times it’s probably Komodo dragons and either or both of them are semi-aquatic animals.

[@krankarvolund7771]

We don't really know if Megalaia had venom, these glands don't preserve in fossils, and there's not even traces i theirt teeths if it's like Komodo dragon's glands ^^ And Megalania probably didn't evolved into Komodo dragons, it's more likely that some varans were washed upon Australia and Komodo islands long ago and evolved into Megalania and omodo dragons respectively ^^

[@shopperoo99]

Some mothers do the same as komodos too

[@crazyviking24]

Monitor lizards have been known as dragons as far back as the Middle Ages and the first European? explorers to label the island "here be dragons.

[@piparts3991]

*Hello BBC Earth we want to know about El chupacabra*

[@DrevorReal]

The point about them eating their own babies is not really accurate. While animals eating their young is not unusual (even lions, apes and dogs will do this) komodo dragons will eat younger komodo dragons but usually not their own offspring. It's usually other komodo dragons.

[@SewWhittle]

Hamsters eat their own babies too. Nothing new.

[@edgarsmittenheighnjenkson9226]

They can’t fly, or breathe fire they are not worthy of the title dragon. They’re pretty cool though.

[@purehyper124]

Why and what point do Komodo Drakes eat their young?

[@catalinacurio]

Ohhh my favourite! The ultimate wild animal.

[@SkyWire88]

Dave is a real dork! 😂😂

[@soeseno7]

semoga kalian bisa berkunjung ke nusa tenggara barat.. from indonesian 🙏🏻

[@obscuraapit]

Unless this is a scientific fairy tale channel! Komodo Dragons have incredibly venomous saliva oozing with razor sharp teeth, without anti venom each bite will end in fatality. Even Komodo natives keep a safe distance from the lizards.

[@sharkiiy]

Anyone else noticed a pun?

[@danielstromberg]

They totally deserve to live in a good habitat, just because. However, there are also for-human medical applications of their saliva that mean even the selfish among us should want them to survive.

[@shivpatel5413]

Such charismatically dragon-like creature , Komodo’s actually WRESTLING IT OUT, Not HUGGING! Also, the robust male’ 1s tend to kill the babies so natural selection does its thing, by rocketing them off tbh! Their venom is BITE SPECIFICALLY! Just like Seagulls in England. They’re quite common In Komodo island! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 See comments!

[@Caspianwild]

when you film animals, you harm them by disturbing them, I don't think it's good to film them too often

[@DrevorReal]

Innacuarate!! The idea that komodo dragons just wait around for their prey to die of blood loss is not true and an old misconception. The truth is that komodo dragons will try to kill their prey quickly using their powerful bodies to rip and lacerate.

[@mrnobody-vz2up]

Ok

[@andrazaga]

Both of them were true, meant even his prey tried to escape from his best try (like big and strong creatures like Buffalo, horse etc) the venom was still grant it.

[@AkbarKhan-ow3ie]

Most dangerous animal

[@キムケイ-k9f]

長い舌で数㌔先の臭いを嗅ぎつけられる。じっと待ち、一気に襲いかかる。　最初に激しく噛み尽き傷を負わせ、唾液から毒を傷口に染み込ませる。毒は血を固まら無くし出血状態。血圧が急激に低下する。一度に体重の八割を平らげる。共食いするので、小さい子供達は木の上に非難する。死肉を漁り骨まで食べる。

[@macknickelson4866]

Kamado dragons don't eat ppl like sharks don't prefer to eat ppl. Lol

[@hoangngochieu6171]

Cho Thủy Tinh đi cưới công chúa, dưới Hang! Tránh xa, Công chúa của Ta

[@ono8366]

Incrível

[@reinatycoon3644]

@3:28 This is why I love and respect cows and buffalo species more than almost any animal and cannot take pleasure eating them. Buffalo are so intelligent and emotionally intelligent that they will sacrifice themselves to protect the young in their herd even if they are not their offspring. People glorify predators and death in nature far too much instead of glorifying the peaceful clam and protective family group like Bovidae. The same people that claim to cherish life and animals will love a cat, snake, or komodo dragon but eat a peaceful cow with no second though.. self contradictory and evil indeed.

[@jürgensenke]

Gruß Jürgen 🤠👍

[@mikekochendorfer7965]

Really? The water has risen so much they have no space left? How much has it risen exactly?

[@Vip__honey]

I respect everyone who were involved in this Seriously the best piece that i ve ever seen on KZbin 💌 Hate off to well all 💟 love your videos...

[@HanSoloxcs]

wth is with this "respect" comment that keeps showing up on animals videos?

[@treelover1050]

THEY AREN'T ENDANGERED. THEY JUST LIVE IN A FEW PLACES ON EARTH SO THERE ARE FEW IN NUMBERS. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CLIMATE CHANGE.

[@heltoretrick]

Chill why are you so angry about this? Climate change is real and it is quite possible that even if they are not affected by it, their prey probably is. Smh.

[@Aufguss_Kurai]

And ice bears just need to learn how to swim indefinitely. What are you on about?

[@krankarvolund7771]

Yeah, they just live in a few places on Earth, that are threatened by the rise of water caused by climate change, no worries at all :p

[@Aufguss_Kurai]

Again? He did this multiple times?

[@funnydog7133]

Komodo dragon populations are down to a couple thousand, from 8000 25 years ago

[@danijellovrinovic2162]

Homo sexuality in KOMODO DRAGONS - when it will be addressed - humanity needs to know :) as baby food question?

[@samuelboadas8333]

Every second that guy appears in screen is disgusting

[@hoangngochieu6171]

Nịnh In

[@reylouiselumbang5878]

Im early 😳

[@dousuketoby1731]

Only the smart Animals dont eat people because theyre smart and they know the consequences

[@ItsGroundhogDay]

Talking about dragons is more credible than climate change.

[@bumblefoot5]

So you are saying there was never climate change until recently? :D

[@aftermath7]

First

[@dailyfootball5729]

Second

[@hadleyjones4163]

You had my attention until you mentioned climate change . The sea level has not risen at all I check specifically that island there's no sign of rising for at least 3 -4 hundred years ,even then it's only a few centermeters at best. The main reason for there endangerment is food supply . It a island !

[@bolivar4537]

Started laughing as soon as he said climate change