作者: Claudio Ciofi
DOI: 10.1038/SCIENTIFICAMERICAN0399-84
关键词: Fishery 、 Adult male 、 Claw 、 Cervus timorensis 、 Geography 、 Komodo dragon 、 Indian ocean 、 Rusa 、 Wildlife 、 Multidisciplinary
摘要: FURTHER READING A deer nimbly picks its way down a path meandering through tall savanna grasses. It is an adult male of species, , weighing some 90 kilograms (about 200 pounds). Also known as Rusa deer, the animal knows this route well; many use it frequently they move about in search food. This Rusa's home Indonesian island Komodo, small link chain islands separating Flores Sea from Indian Ocean [see ]. Most wildlife find survival struggle, but for on and few nearby islands, nature indeed quite red tooth claw. to encounter dragon. Cervus timorensis