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Old 22-10-2009, 09:43 AM
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Re: Nature Shock

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Originally Posted by Dutchess View Post
I found Monday's episode of "Life" (BBC1) rather shocking, actually! I knew Komodo Dragons could inflict a slow, painful, lingering death....but the dragged out affair of the suffering and death of that poor Water Buffalo was simply agonising to watch! Three weeks from first being attacked, it finally had to succumb and no doubt it was eaten alive by the trailing hoarde of Dragons as soon as it hit the ground ("died in the night" is how the Sir David described it's eventual demise.)

That was shocking enough for me, db



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It was rather gruesome, but rivetting at the same time. I knew the Komodo dragons had saliva laden with bacteria, but was not aware they are actually venomous.

Regards, Chris
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