Posted on 10/25/2019 6:39:24 AM PDT by C19fan
If your first thought watching the footage of the sparring komodo dragons was something like, "the new Godzilla looks great," we don't blame you. The massive lizards—which can grow up to 10 feet in length and weigh 300+ pounds—admittedly kind of look like the fabled kaiju.
Komodo dragons, which are native to Indonesia, are the largest known lizard in existence today and is referred to as "ora," meaning 'land crocodile' by local Indonesians, according to Live Science. Komodos are generally solitary animals and highly territorial, and when they get up on their hind legs and start swinging their heads during a fight, they're downright terrifying:
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Very! Some highly toxic bacteria that’ll kill almost anything, including cattle.
I see you put Ghidorah’s head on Godzilla.
I agree - the reboots show off technology and try for effect rather than amusement.
Not sure I would rate the old Godzilla movies with a “B” - maybe a “C” but that’s part of what makes them “classics” - kind of like “The Thing” or “The Blob”, “Them” and maybe even the “Tremors” flicks.....or any of the Lou Diamond Phillips line...neat how someone who never really hit a “real” movie set managed to become a household name...
Absolutely! And maybe some old horror flicks with James Arness...just to round things out.
In the video the dragons realized that they were surrounded by ‘food’.
The filming soon ended....
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