What is a komodo dragon thinking?

Takes one unhurried bite and then simply follows. Has the whole afternoon.

The bite delivers venom. Komodos have glands producing proteins that stop blood clotting and drop blood pressure, so the animal does not need to win the fight - it needs to land one bite and wait.

They then track by smell. A forked tongue collects scent particles and delivers them to a sensory organ in the roof of the mouth, which lets a Komodo follow a trail for kilometres over the following hours.

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