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. 2010 Jun 21;5(6):e11097. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011097

Figure 3. Communal feeding illustrated.

Figure 3

Three dragons are feeding on a wild pig. The large prey size of Komodo dragons with overlapping lizard home range generally precludes a single lizard from consuming its large prey alone. Multiple or shared feeding facilitates spread of infectious bacteria between lizard mouths. (Photo by Achmad Ariefiandy.)