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Gorgon (say GOR-gone)KOMODO DRAGONAge: 16 years Length: 6 feet Weight: 61 pounds Born: Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio In the wild: Live in grasslands and forests of Komodo and a few other Indonesian islands. At the zoo: Indonesian Rain Forest area. Family: Mothers lay seven to 60 eggs in a hollow tree or termite mound. Parents don't raise babies after they hatch, so the babies have to find their own food and shelter. Food: In the wild, deer, pigs and dead animals. At the zoo, mice, rats and rabbits. Fun fact: Gorgon doesn't breathe fire, but her forked tongue helps her smell food. |
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