Largest Lizard on Earth | The Komodo Dragon | Deadly 60 | Indonesia | Series 3 | BBC
2014 ж. 13 Ақп.
14 137 950 Рет қаралды
Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of reptiles to add to his list of 60 deadly predators. He and his crew have a nerve-racking close encounter with three metre long Komodo dragons, the world's largest venomous lizards!
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Here is the largest Lizard on Earth and it's very deadly. Let's mess with it.
Why not?
+Fernando Cruz These were probably tamed lizards.
+funwiththoughts You can train a Komodo dragon, but you can never tame one...
Bk Jeong Taming isn't the same as domesticating. Almost any animal can be tamed.
funwiththoughts That's training.
The fact that they can climb trees makes you don't even want to go near it
Geezt Jeez AND THEY SWIM TOO!!
And they have a DEADLY VENOM AT THEIR MOUTH AND WHEN YOU BITTEN ONCE THEY WAIT UNTIL YOU DIE
I'm pretty sure only the young ones can climb trees. When they get bigger they're more clumsy and will have trouble climbing trees.
@@fawfuls yes the large komodo can't climb and large komodo can eat baby komodo so the young need to be on top of tree to be save
At least they don't fly lol
I'll never forget my neighbor was busted for having one of these things illegally. The cops looked so freaked out and out of their element trying to capture it as it was running free through our neighborhood. This was Richmond VA by the way. God knows how that dude got one of these giant Lizards. Still makes me shiver just thinking about.
Test it,if they saliva contain venom,then its komodo
@Hey K This crazy dude had a mother fkn' komodo dragon lol. He got some VERY serious charges. I remember specifically because of how shocking and surprising it was.
@@cloudambient How was he housing it and how did it escape?
@@qarmatianwarhorse6028 I have no clue what was going on in the inside of his house. It didn't escape his house, it more briefly escaped the police/animal control while they were trying to move it from the house to their truck.
Virginia? I'm surprised this didn't happen in Florida.
How to survived from komodo dragon : - be the cameraman
😂
HAHAHAHAHA
Saur saur
😂
Mantap bos qu
"Looks like he's trying to regurgitate something" Looks like a serious warning to stay away...
0:58
@scott warwick 😂😂😂
looks like he's listening to a banger
I thought it was just yawning
He was actually laughing
They even eat themselves, the mothers eat their newly born if she is feeling lazy to hunt. Scary
#cannibalism
That’s actually pretty common in the animal kingdom. Even animals like Crab, Hamster, and even Chimpanzees will eat their babies after birth due to the lack of nutrients.
We just eat the placentas or throw our babies away...
@@narararamammily5386 yeah i had hamsters .. they eat their own babies for some weird reason
Very bad
Who’s here after watching that video of the Komodo dragon climbing the store shelf? 🖐 🤣
Well the other one was a water monitor, yet I still ended up here.
@@coolymoody I kept reading different comments on what it was, I know it was some kind of monitor lizard
OMG LITERALLY ME 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lol literally me. Someone said it's not a komodo dragon so I had to come here to make sure
Totally me lol, but the other one was a different type of monitor. Still huge, though!
Brah, look at their faces though... they are freaking adorable, they are literally smiling...
Adorable in man-eating sort of way..
tbh I also think they're awesome
@@TheFlatFenderBender I agree they're awesome, but that is one evil smile. Like they're contemplating how we'll taste.
Wow , so scary
They're the size of a crocodile. They're deadly They can climb trees But hoomans would surely mess around with them
wah
Clearly not the size of a crocodile. Not even the size of a gator
They can’t climb trees what are you talking about
@@amerzada the younger ones stay in the trees so they are not eaten by adults. I've seen it. a documentary.
Oh I thought he meant the big adult
Who else laughed when one of the dragons tail slapped the other
elijah mckoy me! straight in the face XD
Hahaha
Haha me
not me. :p
+elijah mckoy haha
To put the bite in perspective, it's twice that of an adult male Rottweiler bite force and those can sure break bones. Amazing.
I live in Indonesia, because I live on the outskirts of the city with a large population of lizards, so when we were little we used to catch monitor lizards for money, sometimes 1 adult monitor lizard costs around 30 thousand rupiah or about 2 US dollars. . . This animal is similar to the Komodo dragon but is small in size. The tail often whips a whip to defend itself.
hate them
If it's long, skinny and likes to swim it's probably an Asian Water Monitor.
0:56 "Looks like he's trying to regurgitate something". No buddy, I think he's just trying to see if you'll fit in his mouth.
🤣 I get the joke but just in case you don't know, actually komodo hunts buffalo
@Dirly Visakha Chandra Yeah! If they can hunt a big buffalo they can definitely eat humans. That was my poin
he was like..noo..i dont think he fits in.
meow
It was just a cute yawn
What's most ominous to me about them is that they don't show typical signs of aggression. They always seem calm and composed, even when they're about to kill you.
Well, they're idle hunters, not competitive one. They bit their prey, lets it run if they escape, and slowly track their prey down while the said prey is slowly dying out of bloodloss and the rotting venom. By the time their prey died, they would arrive and eat the carcass. Life is calm for them because it's a sure ending, that's why they're composed. Unlike other predators like bears, tigers, lions, and others who had to hunt their food competitively to live another day and if that food escape, that means more energy has to be expended in search for a new prey.
My ex wife was like that.
@@Quaid44 my condolences
They are reptiles XD they are not a human from 2000 whos being told to show sensetivity... quite the opposite of a yelling angry teenager 🤣🤣🤣
@adam 330 well since you clearly have a small pp should make you understand you won't be able to hold a woman's attention for long. My big old dingdong has enabled me to never have a woman leave first.
Humans: These r Komodo dragons, the largest lizards on earth! They r extraordinary, broad & powerful 😱 Komodo dragon: I am just looking for food, mate.
Host:”It looks like he is trying to regurgitate something.” Dragon: “Yeah, YOU!.”
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Kevin Darley There is this little something you call "Threat", smartass
I know they're dangerous n everything but can we just appreciate how cute they walk
Lizard doggos
Megalania
Cute?? I hate reptiles. They repel me.
@xXx_LukizZza_xXx Oof metre max
sometimes when i see corgis walking i think they look like this
2:48 Nothing personal kid
Omg lol
👋
But I must go all out
@@pengeborbool Just this once
Think fast
deadly 60.... that's nostalgic, I would watch this every day when i got home from school :)
Damn, all this time I thought politicians were the largest lizards on earth. I stand corrected.
2:20 I love how they quickly realized that this was a *really* dumb idea.
it really was. he almost caused a frenzy
I'm glad they caught on quick, better sooner than too late.
"That's fine" 😭😭🤣🤣🤣
I wonder how much he lowered its defense with that tail whip . . .
Here have my like
You. I see what you did there xD
lol
you won
i don't know. But I do know how much speed and attack he got raised with that dragon dance...
I really appreciate the work people put in these videos. That's incredible
0:58 Lizard in the back: Ayo you good? Lizard up front: yea I'm cool
0:55 when your parents tell you to get off the computer and go outside
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 yeah those are definetly my parents
Anthony Sanchez I'm crying 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yes so me
Anyone else lose it when one of those lizards hit the other one with its tail haha.
Anthony Sanchez LMAAOOOOOOO
I will never ever get drunk in that damn house...
Lol
Funny enough those red crates are actually beer crates. Imagine having a party with hungry monsters crawling on your front yard
Lol
Next think you know you'll wanna fight it
@@brianrivera0 Brawling with komodos is stupid thing to do, next thing you find is your body rotting and part of your body fell off because of the venom.
The Komodo dragon, also known as the Komodo monitor, is a member of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang. Wikipedia Speed: 20 km/h (Maximum, On Land, Sprint
Wikipedia? You're use source from Wikipedia?😂
@@jungjaehyun572unless you ignore countless reference links in Wikipedia
Very interesting reptile - so massive/smart - see how we can relate such cold-blooded animals to real life. Lovely picturization. Thank you BBC Earth.
3:23 Locals having lunch, while Komodos roam freely beneath the house!
They're used to it😂
At 2:48 I couldn't help but laugh when that Komodo dragon gave the other one close by a look and tail-slapped it. XD
Shigenari Imaishi OMG I DIEDDDD😂😂😂😂😂
Shigenari Imaishi
Shigenari Imaishi 😂😂😂
Shigenari Imaishi iij
Shigenari Imaishi tail whip*
Amazing no one has filmed these lizards in a horror film context, complete with special effects and 1950's era story line.
Yes..
The Dragon is so majestic and impressive.. its awesome just watching him rule over his domain.
But can they shoot fire
+Wreck Wrack komodos don't have venom
No but they spit Venom
+Seth Bangard Nope...but they carry a deadly virus in their saliva/drool.
no they cant
+Seth Bangard it seems that they found out that komodo dragon do have a venom..they didn't kill using their bacteria in their saliva, that was a myth..
Komodo dragon: use fire blast 0:55 *Attack failed*
Komodo Dragon: Use tail whip! 2:48 *It’s super effective*
Your picture channel looks like a hair on my screen lol
not enough mana!
Miss Pokémon
@@ariedana01 wah Anda player moba aowkaok
"Might wanna back up a bit there, Greg." Greg already 200 yards away: "Got it, bud!"
What a beautiful lizard amazing ....just love to see nature at its BEST! wow....thank you for sharing....
awww that's so sweet of you... Komodo would love to hug and kiss you for sure!
Bruh
@@gibberishboner8776 you mean hit you with their tail and bite?, Thats the most likely response
The real jurasic park... komodo island.
lol asshore
Kampret tolol 😄
Anak Kampret 💯
Botol ngentod
Anjing tolol
0:56 when your mental breakdown starts coming but you manage to get it in control
Facts
What a nice dogs.
What a nice dogs.
lol
AMOGUS
I can remember being 9 years old watching this before school crazy how time fly’s
Me too
This guy is so chill when it comes to getting close to the world's most dangerous animals
I mean if multiple people can hang around them and they don't give a shit they're not the most dangerous animals. If your around a tiger you WILL get attacked unless your a trained animal handler , have an established bond or both. Seems like the only way you would get attacked is if you piss them off, get in their way, or by accident.
I guarantee he wouldn't be this calm around a herd of hippos 😂
“now that I’ve brought out this raw meat I’m surrounded by a swarm of them” wow 🤦♀️
Someone seems in the mood 😂
Nice profile pic BTW 😁
S.H. K. Bro what
Hmm
Then he gets surrounded by highly aggressive feminists lmao
Komodo can swim, standing, battering using the tail, and run pretty fast. It is like Spinosaurus, T-Rex, and Velociraptor resulted into one single species but (fortunately) in smaller scale...and Steve Backshall did an experiment in close distance. Wow!
Climb too. So higher place doesn't work
@@adamgondrong503 sorry to inform you that only juvenile komodos that could climb trees because they have to to avoid being eaten by their cannibalistic elders.
@@varlnova1103 Even teenagers are also Komodo, right?
@Mullerornis can you list it? just asking
You’ve seen too much Jurassic park. Velociraptors were more like big chickens. The movie is fake.
Largest and most dangerous lizard on earth Komodo: casually climbs on store shelf
The Komodo dragon is often referred to as a "living dinosaur" because of its ancient lineage.
2:25, the person who told them to back-off is very smart and was alert to the situation. He is very professional and knew they will get in trouble if they didn't back-off. Good for him.
Wtf? the person who has been told to back-off.. he's indonesian and he's working on komodo island, he has more knowledge on komodo lizard than the person who told him to back-off.
@@aryanda4982 Then that Indonesian guy didn't react in time... Not as professional as you would think in my honest opinion.
@@aryanda4982 Steve Backshall has studied Animals for decades especially predators like Komodo Dragons. He's also travelled all around the world to study a variety of species so of course he knows more then the Indonesian man... And it cleary shows in the clip the Indonesian could of lost his foot if it wasn't for Steve.
@@aryanda4982 how does being a local automatically mean he knows better than the expert in animal behaviour who has spent years working with animals across the world on land, under the sea and in the air? Not every Indonesian is somehow wise in the ways of the local wildlife.
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2:48 the dragon's revenge
Holy shet that was funny
Very cool and fun to see! I have a savannah monitor and their appearance and behavior is very similar! I love them
I've always been in awe of these guys!
0:56 "it seems like hes trying to regurgitate something Lizard: nah just yawning to look cute.
The real Lizard: i dont want to eating you because you not my favorite
Looks like he's havin a stroke
Think about the person who discovered this island for the first time and seeing all of these huge man eating venemous lizards.
Never heard from again. Next man up found his bones.
Then he wondered why a tribe of humans can survive.
The first person who discovered them was Lieutenant Jacques Karel Henri van Steyn van Hensbroek, who went to Komodo Island, Indonesia in 1912. When he got there he shot one and sent the body back to Dutch biologist Peter Ouwens for study.
@@Redstoneprime316 You mean the first European. Indonesian locals have known about and lived with the animals for hundreds, if not thousands, of years
@@mr.d00m37 Yes.
A ferocious beast that is majestic in its own way that's why it's one of if not my favorite animal on earth 💯
That my good sir is a freaking dinosaur. Scary and super impressive at the same time
medieval knight: yes, yes it bites but whats its fire-breathing range?
p
robb stark 'bout 45 meters
You'll want to be on horseback, take it on open ground using a lance with good reach.
It was pretty funny when one of those creatures hit the other with its tail.
0.5 with a power of 0.02
0:55 when your mom tell you to buy grocery
Haha
🤣🤣🤣
😂😂
Ah good old childhood Miss this show
Wow I'm amazed that komodo dragons live near my grandparents house cause its near the wild I still have a picture of one walking
when the komodo hit the other with the tail xD
+Hugo Reimertz aahhahah XD
😹
Hunter Driver lol ye
Their tails could break human bones.
That was random
that's just an iguana who survived a nuke.
Godzilla
+Jacob Ronaldo godzilla isnt an iguana....
+SHOCKSREAMGUS 101 the lore says otherwise.
+XxScArEcRoWxX1 the 1989 autistic "godzilla" movie
zilla
How do you know that they didn't jump, or roll onto the bite gauge during that fighting? Or would that not affect the accuracy of it?
I'm not scared of these at all . They are powerful for sure but not aggressive to humans at all. I've walked with them many times you just can't get too close but they always let out a warning if you are getting to close anyway. Great animals!
Alligators are typically the same way in my experience. Not crocs though. They're mean.
Ye even in a professional komodo park there is a 15% death chance if you get attacked
As long as you keep a level of calmness and respect around any large animal that might eat you, it definitely limits the chances of you getting mauled. But these lizards have killed and eaten people, and likely will do again. The number is small, 24 reported attacks, 5 fatalities over nearly 50 years, but that's only due to their small, localised population.
If you get a mad one and get too close they can run bloody fast. They run faster than I can and that is what scares me.
strange
1:17 mom, im home
straight to the beer :D
@@Fenixias 😂
wow
Where is this island? I wanna send someone on a trip there 😂😂😂
Vibha B NUSA TENGGARA , INDONESIA
Nusa Tenggara... But You Can See More Of Them at Komodo Island, Indonesia
nusa tenggara, indonesia... there are 5 islands populated by komodo because yes, they're can swim
watch dogs 2 fan, southeast
Vibha B lol same...my ex boyfriend 😂😂😂
Please keep up the Excellent work that you are doing for our Entertainment and please keep the videos coming
I am Indonesian and I am proud of the Komodo Island in the East Nusa Tenggara Archipelago, Indonesia ❣
So its not from Malaysia?
@@timspigen5668 no, because geographically the komodo island is located in central area of Indonesia. *Btw correct me if I'm wrong
@@timspigen5668 This Komodo lizard species is native to Indonesia and only exists on Komodo Island, Rinca Island, Padar Island and Gili Motong, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Indonesian archipelago
@@murniatinurlatifah6149 your answer is correct
@@murniatinurlatifah6149 to be known : Eastern Indonesia, or also known as the Eastern Indonesia Region (KTI), is an area in the eastern part of Indonesia which includes Sulawesi, the Nusa Tenggara Islands (including Bali), the Maluku Islands, and Papua.
*Him :okay big fella its alright,its okay* * Komodo dragon : dude i should be saying that.*
I also thought this ..😂
😂😂
Nintendo need to make pokemon based on this animal. It should be Ground/Dragon type.
Faiz Agil Wirawan it will get nerfed soon after
what??? you never heard of cubone lol
cubone isn't even a komodo JasonTHE Kiddd
+JasonTHE Kiddd Fun fact: Kommo-o is based on a Komodo Dragon
Mr.BigBangNugget so that means we already have komodo pokemon? Owwww
Wow! Dinosaurs!!❤️
Legendary,its beautiful
They can run fast, climbing, and swiming.
Don't forget about the "can smell blood from 5 km away"
Also they can dig very big locals have to bury the dead an extra 2 feet
@@greedisbad9890 yeah even woman on periods is not allowed to visit here hahaha
Shine Sheila Leofany really?
@@vibhab191 yeah, because they can smell blood and atack
This guy sounds like tom holland
soo damn true 😂😂😂
2:26
Nah I think you mean Tom Holland sounds like Steve
@man lmfao
English sounds the same 😂
We go on trips to see these guys and they are incredibly strong, indeed. They can climb, they can swim, they're fast, and they have venom in their saliva. It's really incredible to see them in their natural habitat.
Extremely incredible that is a wonderful meaning of life👍
2:58 Komodo pimp slap
They're really look prehistoric.
This is my hometwn komodo island And thank you for coming to my vilage.
I've owned a green iguana which are way smaller than a dragon. it was only a juvenile but when she would use her tail it was like getting hit with a switch or a leather belt, can't imagine a tail slap from. one of these monsters!
2:48 when someone tries to take your food
Komodo : No B1tch
Especially my siblings
I will create a friendship between man and lizard and we will have lizard cavalry. I will make sure of it.
Zippy how to train your Komodo dragon
Zippy Already did it with my green iguana
You mean the lizard will ride you?
0:56 - Vietnam flashbacks
thats just ONE of exotic of indonesia ,,AMAZING INDONESIA...#WONDERFULL#INDONESIA
I jump when these things try biting me in Far Cry 3
the best things to do is try to run in zig zag, unless if you can jump so tall
After 2 years you may have figured it out by yourself, but shotguns are quite handy when one of those monsters is trying to eat you.
These things are pretty terrifying. So funny when one hit the other with its tail HAHA. Modern dinosaurs.
You won't get them in Africa only Indo
Researcher: "You can really see the effectiveness of the tail as a defensive weapon, it's like being hit with a baseball bat!" Komodo dragon (after being whacked by a tail): "fam wut u doin?"
Takes me back to deadly 60
diggin the chase and status in the background
2:48 stay in shape
My God! They're the size of alligators!
darthstarkiller1912 Nope, maybe smaller species
No they are not
They're the modern day dinosaur. Laughed my ass off when one hit the other with its tail.
its like our version Of alligators in Indonesia lol. and it only be found on the flores and komodo island. in america, alligator can only be found on the east coast
Komodo are more close to adult caymens in size. Either way, they are the only living species that scientists classify as a dinosaur because it’s the only living ancestor of dinosaurs that is large enough to be classified as a megafauna.
curious to know how reliable the testing instrument is here...#1 The entire clip is 4:01secs, but clearly this MOMENT/scene took faaarrr longer to capture. #2 The testing instrument also took multiple bites SOME all at once?? How does this reasonably NOT obscure the results?
I love lizards. There smart, and good looking.
Godzillas little cousins
MrGame N Watch search up Galapagos island iguanas you will see a Godzilla
MrGame N Watch Nice
No, Godzillas are much more of crocodile cousins while Komodos are cousins of lizards, chameleon, geckos & iguanas.
0:55 me when my mom tells me to do something
lmao
rotfl
2:48 when my brother tries to get the last slice of pizza
It’ll always be unfathomable to me that lizard sizes range from the Jaragua gecko to these monstrous things .-.
1:16 You have to love the fact that this thing obviously likes beer...
They really do look like dragons.
just need wings and they will be above all in food chain.
+ankushzap Don't forget the fire-breathing!
Maybe cos they are dragons.... real dragons
Yes they do
yes they are
This is the only animal in the world that frightens me. At least those spooky deep sea creatures are mostly harmless to humans. This thing can swim, run, swallow prey whole, and it has a potent venomous bite. You could maybe survive a lion attack with little chance, but if one of these chomps you a single time then you're dead. Not to say they aren't cool tho
Yes my fellow people at this island quite brave, these Lizards or Dragons barges into their homes time to time, and even with some people there get bitten (dunno about the case rate) they still chilling there
They walk funny, i love the way they walk 😂
All lizards and crocs and gators too have their legs splayed out to the side which is the opposite of the dinosaurs which had their legs directly underneath their bodies.
they look like something right out of Jurassic Park.. and they soooooo cute
The design of the raptors was partially based off them, if you watch the pre recording stop motions you can see that they have snake/kamodo dragon tounges
Ahh the Komodo dragon One of the most endangered venomous creatures on earth
Good lets keep it that way I prefer them to be extinct!
@@terra2730 😡😡 they may be venomous but they’re still endangered and now it’s peoples duty to save them
@@JaydenJaguarKingOfTheJungle And lets keep them endangered better yet extinct! Who needs a killer dinosaur 🦕
@@terra2730 No! I say you give them respect
@@terra2730 yeah let's fck up a whole ecosystem because you don't like that animal 🤦🏼♂️
Ah yes, the komodo dragon is the best, even though its deadly, but its still the best lizard i have ever sees in my life