10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KOMODO LIZARD»
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Komodo lizard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Triune Brain in Evolution: Role in Paleocerebral Functions
For this purpose, we choose the giant Komodo lizard, which, one suspects, might
come closer than all the existing reptiles to resembling one of the large
carnivorous mammal-like reptiles. The Komodo lizard is a timely choice because
in the ...
2
The 47th Samurai: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel
The biggest island was called Komodo,and so the lizard was called a Komodo
lizard. So I became an overnight expert on the Komodo lizard—this is before the
Internet, I should add—and I did a paper on its prospects in an environmentally ...
3
Lonely Planet Indonesia
One theory holds that the Chinese dragon is based on the Komodo lizard. The
first Dutch expedition to the island was in 1910; two of the dragons were shot and
their skins taken to Java, resulting in the first published description. The Komodo
...
Lonely Planet, Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Celeste Brash, 2010
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A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set: I, Sniper, Night of ...
The biggest island was called Komodo, and so the lizard was called a Komodo
lizard. So I became an overnight expert on the Komodo lizard—this is before the
Internet, I should add—and I did a paper on its prospects in an environmentally ...
5
Lost Times and Untold Tales from the Malay World
The giant Komodo lizard was further confirmation of this status, and fed into
larger justifications for the presence of the imperial powers, politically and
scientifically, in the public imagination. By capturing such a large lizard, and
putting it on ...
Jan van der Putten, Mary Kilcline Cody, 2009
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
L29] UF Komodo lizard Komodo monitor Varanus komodoensis BT Varanus
Komodo Island (Indonesia) UF Pulau Komodo (Indonesia) BT Islands-Indonesia
Lesser Sunda Islands Komodo lizard USE Komodo dragon Komodo monitor USE
...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009
The specimen used in making the Field Museum exhibit was collected by the
recent Chancellor-Stuart expedition to the South Pacific. The Komodo lizard, of
which exaggerated reports had come from the natives, was first seen by- white
men ...
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
L29] UF Komodo lizard Komodo monitor Varanus komodoensis BT Varanus
Komodo Island (Indonesia) UF Pulau Komodo (Indonesia) BT Islands—
Indonesia Komodo lizard USE Komodo dragon Komodo monitor USE Komodo
dragon ...
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Eggs, Nests, and Baby Dinosaurs: A Look at Dinosaur Reproduction
The Komodo lizard ( Varanus komo- doensis) usually lays its eggs underground.
About nineteen eggs may be laid, although as many as thirty have been reported
(Auffenberg, 1981). The eggs are rarely laid all at once, but at one- to eight-day ...
The Galapagos tortoise, too, gives one the impression of venerable and
respectable antiquity, but the great Komodo lizard is just a large species of the
Monitors, a tribe of semi-aquatic reptiles now living in India, Australia, and other
eastern ...
Charles Robert Knight, 1946
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KOMODO LIZARD»
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Komodo lizard is used in the context of the following news items.
More tourists visit Komodo National Park in 2013
Commonly known as Komodo Dragon, due to its appearance and aggressive behavior, the Komodo Lizard, is the largest living species of lizard, growing to an ... «ANTARA, Dec 13»
Modern-day bestiary looks at curiosities of the animal world
The Komodo lizard's bite can be fatal, and not just because of its venom: It chews on feces to keep its saliva full of toxins. And according to ... «Washington Post, Jun 13»
Here be dragons: Indonesia's ancient Komodo lizards
The largest living species of lizard roams a group of island in southen Indonesia. The Komodo island monitor, better known as the Komodo ... «Asian Correspondent, Oct 12»
A Dirty, Deadly Bite
“The Komodo lizard is no 'dragon'”, Knight chastised, and rightly reminded reporters that the squamate “has no relationship to Tyrannosaurus ... «Wired News, Aug 12»
Indonesia Featured on World's Stage for New Year 2012; A Two …
The prehistoric giant Komodo lizard finds its home here as well as the Orangutan, Java Rhino and Sumatran Tiger, with a rich and unique flora ... «Business Wire, Dec 11»
The Last Of The Duchess review: Shielding Mrs Simpson - an exile …
... Oswald 'a leathery old komodo lizard', and a gasp for saying: 'I've got nothing against Jews . . . it's just they behaved so badly in the Thirties.'. «Daily Mail, Oct 11»
Queensland claims the Komodo dragon
SARAH CLARKE: Once reputed to be the origin of the Chinese dragon myth, the Komodo lizard is now in such small numbers it's considered a ... «ABC Online, Sep 09»
Taking a romp through the swamp
A jurassiclooking komodo lizard basking in the sun. “Our womenfolk used to be full-time homemakers, but now they are also able to contribute ... «Malaysia Star, Jun 09»
