In our 3days vacation in VA beach last summer 2011, the Aquarium in VA was one of our major destination. One of their animal exhibits are these Komodo dragons. There’s 3 of them, namely Teman, the longest of all that is about 6 feet (2m) long, Sanchez and Ki Ki( brother – sister pair), 4.5 and 3.5 long.
Komodos are the largest lizards in the world. There’s only a few of them left, so they are pretty much endangered. They are from Indonesia, inhabit just four islands, namely Flores, Pandar, Rintja, and the largest island, Komodo. (thats where it gets its name, i guess)
They are pretty much meat eaters. And their saliva contains many strains of virulent bacteria that is believed to kill their prey by infection, so if you see a komodo, better run fast or it might get you, cause it can run up to 12 miles per hour (18 kph). 
Anyhow, here in VA Aquarium, they copied their volcanic habitat in Flores Indonesia. They specifically designed those glass windows in order for sunlight to reach them. They are feeding them rodents, cause they are on a special diet. Pretty cool animal aye? My kids love to watch them at the viewing area. Below are the photos I took of VA Aquarium-Komodo Dragons
Jian checking out the Komodo. It walked away as soon as the komodo saw his head pop out. hehehe
3rd photo is my entry for Project 366 Blog Photo Challenge #42
credits to:
Virginia Aquarium
agoy ginoo…mahadlok manko makakita nga makabuhi…agoy, grabi jud siguro nako ug dagan..hahaha…kita nako ang ulo ni kuya….:)
sorry sa late visit sis….oo, naa me model train set…we have it in our garage…lingaw bya sya…pero kani nga hobby kay hubby ug akesh rani…lol!
Amazing animal.
Regards and best wishes
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Nice photos! but I hate them things.. made my skin crawl..thanks for visiting~
Nice kau imong photography Mommy Emzkie:)
Visiting for #42 BPC! Hope you can stop by:)
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Triz was asking how did Jj get in there, Emz! She’s interested to do it too!
We saw a Komodo sa Mandalay Beach nga Aqua Reef sa vegas. Ngitngit man to oi, di kaayo namo na-glanced. Kami ra pud duha ni Triz, mas na-interest mi sa mga higante nga isda.
BPC visit ko diri!
how did jian do it mommy, it there a room where you can stick your head up right straight to the creatures cage? hehehe mura water ako nakit an sa iya gi tungahan
Wow
Love the photos and very informative post, too. Thanks for the visit 
Visiting you mommy. Ugh! Good thing we don’t have them around. That would surely not be safe. Their saliva is sure dangerous and full of bacteria. Good thing you guys were able to enjoy watching them in their own cage. Visiting!
yikes!!! ingon si hubby nako, mamaak daw ni sila, daghan daw kaayo bacteria ilang laway! hehehe.. ka-brave sa imong Jian Emz kay nilili jud sya… bpc 42 visit here.
That looks interesting hehe. Visiting from the challenge.
Great pic Emz. Tsada ilang mga zoos dri sa kay ang uban interactive. Naa jud way para ang mga visitors can experience them truly. Cute si Jian, so curious!
Awesome animal!
Wow! very cool photos. Komodo Dragons looks scary..
hehehe Jian’s head is so cute, did you scared the komodo boy? Better luck next time, great shots Mommy Emzkie
Visiting from #42 of BPC, hope that you can return the visit too.
Cool shots of the Komodo. Cute capture of your Jian.
Very cool shots. The dragon is magnificent!