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The Komodo Dragon ( Preview )

On a few small islands in the Indonesian archipelago, the world's largest lizard reigns supreme

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A deer nimbly picks its way down a path meandering through tall savanna grasses. It is an adult male of its species, Cervus timorensis, weighing some 90 kilograms (about 200

pounds). Also known as a Rusa deer, the animal knows this route well;

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