I. Introduction:
A. Intro Paragraph: A lizard is a reptile, scaly, and usually six inches to three or four feet long. There is one special lizard that lives on only four islands in Indonesia. This is the Komodo dragon. Komodo dragons are the biggest lizards in the world, up to 10 feet long. They are lizards despite the name dragon. Komodos eat a number of different things on these islands in a lot of different habitats.
B. Thesis Statement: These lizards are an amazing example of God’s power and work in creation from their bite to bodies.
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A.Characteristics
1. How big are Komodo dragons? The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard in the world, weighing about 300 pounds and 10 feet long ("20 (More) Strange and Exotic Endangered Species"). At a young age, they weigh less than 3.5 ounces and are only sixteen inches long ("Fun Facts about Komodo Dragons").
2. What colors are Komodo dragons? Adult Komodos are usually all gray or clay-colored, but from the time they are born until 4 years of age, they have a brighter, speckled skin ("Komodo Dragon, Varanus komodoensis"). This site also said that the the dragons of Flores island keep a lot of that brighter coloration. They have red flanks with yellow heads. Also, the flanks of females have more red coloration than males. While they are young, Komodos have black and yellow stripes ("Komodo Dragon, Varanus komodoensis").
3. How good are the Komodos senses?The Komodo dragon cannot hear very well or run fast for a long time, so they rely on good eyesight and stealth to hunt ("20 (More) Strange and Exotic Endangered Species"). The Komodo dragon’s tongue can smell and taste ("Fun Facts about Komodo Dragons"). Dragons have an amazing sense of smell and use it to hone in on the corpse...
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...selves much higher off the ground (Lutz and Lutz 173). Also, while they walk, only the tip of the dragons tail touches the ground leaving a pattern that copies the style of its walk (Lutz and Lutz 173). Dragons can swim from one island to another (“Komodo Dragon Facts”). Komodos are equipped with an “egg tooth” to help get themselves out of their shells ("Komodo Dragon Facts").
III. Conclusion: The Komodo dragon is a giant lizard that lives on only four islands in the world! It has remarkable senses of eyesight and smell, which is with its tongue. The Komodo is a predator that kills with a special deadly saliva. All of these things only point more and more to the glory of God. He created an animal with astonishing abilities and characteristics that help it live in the places it does. God reveals his awesome power to us through creation and we must take notice of it.
(blackdrago.com) “Dragon images have been found on the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, on scrolls from China, in Egyptian hieroglyphs and Ethiopian sketches, on the prows of Viking ships, in bas relief on Aztec temples, on cliffs above the Mississippi River and even on bones carved by Inuits in climates where no reptile could live.” (McNeil) Stories of dragons can be found all through history. Over five thousand years ago, ancient Sumerian cultures had dragon legends in their religions. Modernly, few still believe dragons exist, they can still be found in our movies, books and video
When you think of an ecosystem, you might think of lush forests, or wide oceans, abundant with wildlife. However, the Saguaro desert is unique in its own way. Hidden amongst the 91,446 million acres of this hot, harsh, desert, are a world of organisms that thrive to survive. Located in Arizona, this park’s variety of plant and animal life surpass all other North American deserts. It is divided into two districts, named after the mountain ranges that surround the park; named the Tuscan and Rincon. The saguaro cacti are very important to this ecosystem. In fact, the ecosystem is named after this massive cactus that calls this place its home. One very important organism that lives in the Saguaro desert is the horned lizard.
The snake’s calm demeanor when they first meet, his confidence and power, and his gruesome death help evoke sympathy in the reader. The reader’s first impression of the snake is that “he held his ground in calm watchfulness.” His stance was tense, but not threatening, as “his head was not drawn back to strike.” He does not intend to attack without being provoked; he
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A salamander is described in the book as a mythical lizard that can live in fire. The...
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Throughout several myths, monsters are described as many diverse creatures. At first glance, they all seem very distinctive. However, each monster is like a combination of several qualities and characteristics that are matched in different ways to form the monsters that appear in myths such as Hercules, Bellerophon, and Perseus. All monsters have very distinct looks that make them inferior to humans. Generally, they are a mixture of two or more different animals such as snakes, lions, or humans and they may have multiple heads. For example, Cerberus was a horrific three-headed dog that had the tail of a dragon and his back was covered with snakes. Several monsters have some part of them from a snake. Snakes symbolize an evil quality and that is why many monsters are forms of them. Cerberus had his whole back covered in snakes and a dragon tail. Both of these are snake-like parts that contribute to Cerberus looking terrifying. His tail is from a dragon which is very similar to a snake and his back is filled with snakes like fur. The Hydra of Lerna is also an im...
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This idea is expressed prominently in John Foulcher’s For the Fire and Loch Ard Gorge. For the Fire entails a journey of someone collecting kindling as they witness a kookaburra kill a lizard, Foulcher represents his idea through the use of metaphor, “a kookaburra hacks with its axe-blade beak.” This metaphor represents the beak in weaponised form, as it is compared with a violent axe. This evokes a sense of threat and intimidation towards the kookaburra, which contrasts to societies general interpretation of the ‘laughing kookaburra,’ thereby challenging the reader's perceptions of beauty in the natural world. Also, this comparison of the kookaburra offers a second understanding for the readers to interpret of the kookaburra. Similarly, in Loch Ard Gorge, Foulcher uses strong visual imagery, “savage dark fish are tearing their prey apart, blood phrasing the water decked with light,” to communicate the violence of the ‘savage’ fish to readers in a visual, gruesome manner. Thereby evoking a feeling of disgust towards the situation, as a visual description of blood is shown and Foulcher uses provoking, gruesome adjectives to communicate the fish's brutality. Foulcher expresses these ideas to communicate the abilities of nature, and provide a necessary ‘reality check’ for the readers, to review the beauty they see nature and understand the barbarity at the heart of everything. Although ruthlessness and brutality that nature can show are unintentional and immoral, this harm is a large part of the cycle nature needs to survive and thrive, and these factors can counteract assumed beauty and
Narrative element: The director chose to represent the villain as a lizard because lizards usually symbolize a person with dreams, goals, desires and vision. This “symbolism” reflects on his personality and it shows dramatic change that occurred in his character and the director wanted to teach the audience that having the desire to achieve your goals is pleasant but it is important to stay within limits because eventually it can lead to downfall.
3. Assume in a hypothetical situation there is a certain island that contains 5 types of sea lizards, each occupying a section of the coast with no opportunity for mating amongst species on the other side of the island, but mating occurs with species that are adjacent. What is this an example of?
Sauropod dinosaurs were extremely big size. They varied in sizes depending on their age. Young Anchisaurids were 8 feet long while the giant ones like diplodocidis, titanosauris and branchiosaurids grew up to 100 feet (Levin, 2012). With such a huge size, they required large amounts of feed to maintain themselves. Drinking large volumes of water was also important.