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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Baby Komodo Dragon

A baby Komodo Dragon and egg shell at Taman Safari Indonesia conservation on March 13, 2017 in West Java, Indonesia. Twenty-six eggs from one Female Komodo dragon name Ricca, 19, and Male Rangga, 19, were placed in incubation at Taman Safari, batch in 17 August 2016. On March 2 to March 12, 2017 as much twenty-one Komodo dragons have hatched, all under a breeding programme. Five eggs is fail to hatch.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Bogor, Indonesia
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Copyright: © Afriadi Hikmal