Komodo Dragon Intelligent Design
by Owen Borville
August 16, 2020
Biology
The Komodo dragon, or monitor, is a large lizard native to Indonesia, the largest lizard in the world. They are up to 10 feet in length and weigh up to 200 pounds. They are carnivores that eat a variety of animals. They even eat baby dragons, who usually hide in the trees that adult dragons cannot climb. They can move up to 12 miles per hour. They are cold blooded and great swimmers. Dragons have long claws, short legs, and large, muscular tail. Dragon metabolism is more like a mammal than a reptile, giving it more speed and endurance than most reptiles.
Origin
Komodo dragons look like dinosaurs and evolutionists claim that they are millions of years old. Their fossils are identical to fossils claimed to be millions of years old. They only live on four islands of Indonesia and were discovered by humans only 100 years ago when a plane accidentally landed on one of these islands. Fossil records indicate that these dragons once lived in Australia. Humans likely caused the extinction of these dragons in Australia and other areas, as few animals can threaten the dragon.
Eating and Venom
Komodo dragons can eat prey that are 80 percent of their body weight and will even eat the bones of other animals. The komodo dragon has a long, forked tongue like snakes that is used for sensing objects and food. They have poisonous saliva filled with venom. They are immune to the poison of other dragons, but how could this evolve without them dying before reproducing? The komodo dragon is one of only a few venomous lizards in the world, making it more unique. The venom itself is what brings down prey, even if the prey escapes the bite, it will eventually suffer terminally from the venom when they sneak up on their prey. So how did the komodo dragon "evolve" venom so that other reptiles and most lizards could not do so?
Thick Skin
The komodo dragon has thick skin built of thousands of tiny bones, called osteoderms, of many different shapes, and these bones grow as the dragon grows older and can determine the age of the dragon. Newborn dragons have no osteoderms at all. Dragons have few predators other than humans and other dragons. Therefore, it is difficult to explain why the dragon needs such tough skin and how the dragon could have evolved such tough skin. Baby dragons don't have the tough skin developed and are under greater threat from other dragons, but this threat has not affected the population of the dragon.
by Owen Borville
August 16, 2020
Biology
The Komodo dragon, or monitor, is a large lizard native to Indonesia, the largest lizard in the world. They are up to 10 feet in length and weigh up to 200 pounds. They are carnivores that eat a variety of animals. They even eat baby dragons, who usually hide in the trees that adult dragons cannot climb. They can move up to 12 miles per hour. They are cold blooded and great swimmers. Dragons have long claws, short legs, and large, muscular tail. Dragon metabolism is more like a mammal than a reptile, giving it more speed and endurance than most reptiles.
Origin
Komodo dragons look like dinosaurs and evolutionists claim that they are millions of years old. Their fossils are identical to fossils claimed to be millions of years old. They only live on four islands of Indonesia and were discovered by humans only 100 years ago when a plane accidentally landed on one of these islands. Fossil records indicate that these dragons once lived in Australia. Humans likely caused the extinction of these dragons in Australia and other areas, as few animals can threaten the dragon.
Eating and Venom
Komodo dragons can eat prey that are 80 percent of their body weight and will even eat the bones of other animals. The komodo dragon has a long, forked tongue like snakes that is used for sensing objects and food. They have poisonous saliva filled with venom. They are immune to the poison of other dragons, but how could this evolve without them dying before reproducing? The komodo dragon is one of only a few venomous lizards in the world, making it more unique. The venom itself is what brings down prey, even if the prey escapes the bite, it will eventually suffer terminally from the venom when they sneak up on their prey. So how did the komodo dragon "evolve" venom so that other reptiles and most lizards could not do so?
Thick Skin
The komodo dragon has thick skin built of thousands of tiny bones, called osteoderms, of many different shapes, and these bones grow as the dragon grows older and can determine the age of the dragon. Newborn dragons have no osteoderms at all. Dragons have few predators other than humans and other dragons. Therefore, it is difficult to explain why the dragon needs such tough skin and how the dragon could have evolved such tough skin. Baby dragons don't have the tough skin developed and are under greater threat from other dragons, but this threat has not affected the population of the dragon.