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The island of Komodo in Indonesia. Home to dragons.
這是印度尼西亞的科莫多島。龍之巢穴。
Ten feet long and weighing an impressive 150 lbs,
體長三米，重達六十八公斤，
these are the largest living lizards on the planet.
他們是地球上現存體型最大的蜥蜴。
It's unusual to find large predators on islands.
大型食肉動物在島嶼上并不常見。
Yet, for four million years, the Komodo dragon has dominated here.
然而，四百萬年來，科莫多巨蜥一直稱霸這里。
It might seem there wouldn't be enough food to support such giants on this relatively small island.
這么小的島嶼似乎不可能為這種龐然大物提供充足的食物來源。
But reptiles, being cold-blooded,
但冷血爬行動物只需要，
need only about a tenth of the food a carnivorous mammal would.
肉食性哺乳動物十分之一的食物量。
A single meal will last a dragon a month.
巨蜥一餐可以支撐一個月。
They are so successful that their only serious competition comes from others of their own kind.
他們的生存之道如此成功，以至于唯一的天敵就是他們的同類。
