Komodo Island is in the Nusa Tenggara Islands. The island is included in the area of Komodo National Park along Rinca Island, Padar Island, Motang Island and many other small islands. Administratively, the island is located in Komodo District, West Manggarai Regency, and directly borders with West Nusa Tenggara Province.
This island is the original habitat of komodo animals, a kind of giant meat-eating lizard. On the island of Komodo there are more than 2,000 tailed dragons living in the wild. You can see the dragons who are prey on their prey in many locations in this place. It's important to walk around with a guide for safety reasons while you're here.
In 1986, UNESCO established Komodo Island and other islands in the Komodo National Park as a world heritage site because of the existence of Komodo dragons that can only be found in this region. The habitat of this endangered animal is open air with grasslands, white sandy beaches and tropical rainforests.
Komodo Island won the award as New Seven Wonders of Nature which is a tribute to the seven best natural attractions in the world. Determination of the winners was obtained from the results of voting and research experts, Komodo Island won the highest voting along with six other attractions, namely Iguazu Waterfall, Amazon Forest, Puerto Princesa River Basin, Halong Bay, Jeju Island and Table Mountain.
Komodo itself is a reptile like a giant meat-eating lizard whose length can reach 2 - 3 meters with a weight of 100 - 165 kg. This animal has the scientific name of Varanus Komodoensis, while locals call this animal the name 'Ora'. If seen, dragons are scary, with a large body, sharp nails, scaly skin and has a double-branched tongue that always sticking out. Komodo main prey is a pig, horse, deer, civet, buffalo and monkey.