Komodo dragon's love quest plunge

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BBC News snip


The Komodo dragon can live for 20 years

A rare Komodo dragon fell to her death while scaling a wall at London Zoo. Six-feet-long Nina, who weighed 44lbs, died after scrambling up an eight foot dividing wall to reach her mate in the other side of the pen.

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), who have launched an inquiry into the death, had hoped Nina and mate Raja would be a major attraction. A zoo spokesman said Nina's action was "both spontaneous and entirely out of character". London Zoo's curator Dr David Field: "The design of the enclosure was thoroughly researched drawing on the knowledge of the world's leading reptile experts, but sadly this individual female dragon's agility far exceed our expectations and research.

"Immediate measures are being put in place to prevent a similar incident happening again and we are carrying out a thorough investigation into what occurred." Komodo dragons, which inhabit a small number of the Indonesian islands, are the largest lizards and can live for 20 years. There are believed to be about 5,000 left in the wild.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3583440.stm

[redqueen]

1. How sad

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[liontamer]

2. the poor dear