"Why are you sticking your tongue out at me? Huh?"
Okay, so this isn't a question you ask yourself often. Where did the Komodo Dragon start off? I know, weird right. But, while scrolling in yahoo news, I found this article. Origin of Komodo Dragon Revealed (click link to see article), made me think this question. Its like asking yourself, "Why do buses move?" Well, enough of my mini-rant. Lemmie show you what I learned!
Who: The Komodo Dragons of Indonesia.
What: Where do these lizards come from?
When: The Komodo Dragon lived in Indonesia for thousands of years, (well, not thousands. You'll see why)
Where: Australia (Are you thinking, "Australia??")
My-super-but-not-so-brief-article-paraphrase: Komod0 Dragon fossils are being found in Australia. But, they are being dated to about 300,000 years before humans came along! This "species," of Komodo dragon went extinct, but maybe moved onto Indonesia while the two places were still, "one piece." Environmental disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes may have separated Indonesia and Australia. But, the remaining Komodo dragons may have lived in Indonesia.
My Opinion: Even though these are lizards, I personally think it's super cool! Its great so see how things happened and why they did. But, personally, I like unexplained things, they give you time to fantasize on all the possible possibilities! Also, I think these lizards are kind of cute.... Maybe one day I'll go to Indonesia.....
