Ancient dragon has space-age skull

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Two dragons trying to consume the same carcass. Credit: www.zoo.org
Two dragons trying to consume the same carcass. Credit: www.zoo.org

The fearsome Komodo dragon is the world's largest living lizard and can take very large animal prey: now a new international study has revealed how it can be such an efficient killing machine despite having a wimpy bite and a featherweight skull.


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