Armor Overkill
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In order to drag it out of the water, this komodo dragon had to wear his lunch like a siege helmet.
In a recently published report, a group of scientists found that Komodo dragons actually have a suit of armor made from tiny bones under their scales.
This bony βchain mailβ was discovered after a deceased adult specimen underwent a powerful CT scan. These tiny bones are called osteoderms and are present in many different lizards, frogs, and crocodile species.
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