Adaptations+of+the+Future+Komodo+Dragon

= __Adaptations of the future Komodo Dragon (The Komodragon):__ =

__**Modern day Komodo Dragon**__

__**Extinct Komodo Dragon**__

__ **Structural adaptation:** __

Due to the heightening of competition for food and the lackof slower prey, the Komodragon developed longer, larger legs. These legs are for enhancing the Komodragons speed to allow it to capture its prey (which would be faster animals such as deer etc due to the slower animals being eaten to extinction/ endangered levels). The Komodragon needs these longer, more powerful legs also because the deer the animal used feed upon would have adapted to become quicker to out run the Komodo dragon, so the Komodragon would have evolved/adapted to be able to capture these adapted deer.

The Jaw of the Komodragon also would become stronger, this would allow for the animal to get a tight grip during a chase after prey, helping the Komodragon capture its food.

__ **Behavioural adaptation:** __

The Komodragon became less aggressive because of the lack of other Dragons. With less dragons roaming the area in which the Komodragon lives in, then the Komodragon doesn't need to be so protective over its territory and food. This then results in the Komodragon being calmer then its modern day relative, the Komodo Dragon. The Komodragon's aggressiveness has also dropped because of its change in diet, from being a strictly meat eating carnivore to an omnivore, this is because the Komodragon is then not taking in as much energy supplying meat but instead more low energy carrying vegetation. = =

__ **Physiological adaptation:** __

Because of the lack of prey for the Komodragon, the Komodragon developed differen't stomach acids, and became an omnivore meaning it began eating plant matter as well as meat. This way the Komodragon could eat plants when there is meat shortages or it hasn't hunted in a while.

The Komodragons bacteria in its mouth also would evolve and became stronger which would result in a quicker death for prey when bitten by the Komodragon.

__ **The Komodragon's habitat:** __

The Komodragons habitat would have changed compared to the Komodo Dragons habitat, due to the rising temperature because of global warming, the Komodragons habitat will have less greenery and more dry plants.


 * __Komodragon's Diet:__ **

The Komodragons diet would have changed quite drastically compared to the Komodo Dragons diet. The Komodragon would eat vegetation and meat, this way the animal can survive longer in times when it fails to hunt for meat. This change in diet is what lead to the adaption of the stomach acids in the Komodragons stomach. = =



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