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New Giant Lizard: Komodo Cousin "A Nasty Piece of Work"
nationalgeographic ^ | October 6, 2009 | Christine Dell'Amore

Posted on 10/10/2009 12:53:30 PM PDT by JoeProBono

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Two of the long-vanished big beasts of Pleistocene Australia, the Komodo dragon-like Megalania and a species of giant flightless bird known as Genyornis newtoni. What led to their demise? Illustration by Peter Trusler for Wildlife of Gondwana

MEGALANIA prisca


1 posted on 10/10/2009 12:53:30 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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2 posted on 10/10/2009 12:55:37 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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What led to their demise?

Global warming, what else?
3 posted on 10/10/2009 12:56:25 PM PDT by tpmintx (Liberalism: Envy; but with governmental authority. (I'm green; are you?))
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Crikey!


4 posted on 10/10/2009 12:56:38 PM PDT by beaversmom
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5 posted on 10/10/2009 12:58:25 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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..................rawr


6 posted on 10/10/2009 12:59:29 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
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7 posted on 10/10/2009 12:59:55 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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8 posted on 10/10/2009 1:01:55 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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9 posted on 10/10/2009 1:19:43 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW0a2qTioAA&feature=related


10 posted on 10/10/2009 1:21:54 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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11 posted on 10/10/2009 1:30:03 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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I ♥ Komodo Dragons! I want one!
12 posted on 10/10/2009 1:32:17 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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Now thats a lizard mate!


13 posted on 10/10/2009 1:34:34 PM PDT by dog breath
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Komodo Dragons really really love children. They make great pets for a while.


14 posted on 10/10/2009 1:35:03 PM PDT by MaxMax (Obama can't play in the Olympic reindeer games)
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15 posted on 10/10/2009 1:36:25 PM PDT by Eaker (Kaiden sez, "If you have a problem and If explosives are an option then explosives are THE answer.")
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Lil Bebbeh Komodos?


16 posted on 10/10/2009 1:37:05 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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Anole on the Screen
17 posted on 10/10/2009 1:37:51 PM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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Caption: “The lizard ate my BC.”


18 posted on 10/10/2009 1:37:57 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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19 posted on 10/10/2009 1:39:21 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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That is SO cute!


20 posted on 10/10/2009 1:40:54 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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