Komodo dragons are also known as oras ... the tongue gets retracted and its prongs are inserted into the animal’s Jacobson’s ...

Then, they touch their tongue to the roof of their mouth, where the Jacobson’s organ analyzes the scent molecules. If the scent of a meal is stronger on one side of the tongue, the Komodo dragon ...

2. They are capable of ‘virgin birth’ Komodo dragons are one of the only animals able to reproduce without male fertilisation. This is due to a process of asexual reproduction known as ...

Komodo dragons have good sight ... excellent vision to hunt for movements up to the distance. It has a Jacobsons organ wherein it can "smell" the prey by its chemical signals to follow.

This story appears in the November 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds.