Intimidating beast
An intimidating large Komodo dragon approaching head on with its long forked tongue flickering out. Their tongues are used to pick up microscopic, airborne taste particles. After being exposed to air, the tongue gets retracted and its prongs are inserted into the animal’s Jacobson’s organ (vomeronasal organ), which is located on the roof of its mouth. This a patch of sensory cells within the main nasal chamber that detects heavy moisture-borne odour particles. Komodo dragons can detect carrion from more than two miles away. Koh Buaya Komodo National Park, Rinca Island, Indonesia.
11/06/2017 www.allenfotowild.com
Intimidating beast
An intimidating large Komodo dragon approaching head on with its long forked tongue flickering out. Their tongues are used to pick up microscopic, airborne taste particles. After being exposed to air, the tongue gets retracted and its prongs are inserted into the animal’s Jacobson’s organ (vomeronasal organ), which is located on the roof of its mouth. This a patch of sensory cells within the main nasal chamber that detects heavy moisture-borne odour particles. Komodo dragons can detect carrion from more than two miles away. Koh Buaya Komodo National Park, Rinca Island, Indonesia.
11/06/2017 www.allenfotowild.com