PICTURES/AUG07: INDONESIA (NUSA TENGGARA)

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    Re: PICTURES/AUG07: INDONESIA (NUSA TENGGARA)

    the_hydrA - 04.09.2007, 17:35

    PICTURES/AUG07: INDONESIA (NUSA TENGGARA)
    The Nusa Tenggara
    (lit. Southeast Islands), or Lesser Sunda Islands, are a group of islands in the middle-south part of the Malay Archipelago. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make up the Sunda Islands. The islands are part of a volcanic arc, the Sunda Arc, formed by subduction along the Java Trench.


    (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusa_Tenggara)

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    In one of those freaky little bemos, local transport buses in yellow and regularly filled up with actually useless stuff. But the music is seducing! (Sumbawa Besar)



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    On the way to Sape, Sumbawa's Eastern port.





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    Scenic landscape...




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    ...Burrough's Naked Lunch...




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    ...and an either sleeping or hugely smiling Donnie.




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    Islamic prayer room (Sape).




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    Juice choice. mjaaaam! (:





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    Beloved Sape in the morning light... grml /X





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    After the ferry ride: Labuhan Bajo (island of Flores).





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    ...at sunset.





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    And here we start our Komodo Dragon - trip: on a chartered boat, together with a Dutch couple (not on the picture +smile+).





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    Looks like snorkelling!




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    Life is sunbathing on a chartered boat.



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    Komodo island... now it's gettin' serious. (X




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    At this stage, I think, it#s time to reveal some information for those unknowing ones amongst you who'd have no clue what exactly a Komodo dragon is:

    "The Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis),
    also known as the Komodo Monitor[1], Komodo Island Monitor[1], Ora (to the natives of Komodo[2]), or simply Komodo, is the largest living species of lizard, growing to an average length of 2-3 metres (approximately 6.5-10 feet). This great length is attributed to island gigantism, as there are no carnivorous mammals to fill the niche in the islands that they live on, and the Komodo dragon's low metabolic rate.[3][4] As a result of its great size, these lizards are apex predators, dominating the ecosystems in which they live.[5] Komodo dragons are a member of the monitor lizard family Varanidae, and the clade Toxicofera. They only inhabit the islands of Komodo, Rinca (or Rintja), Padar, Flores, Gili Motang, Owadi, and Samiin in central Indonesia.[6]

    Parental care in Komodo dragons is restricted to the females, who guard clutches of around 20 eggs for seven months. After hatching, young Komodo dragons often move into trees in order to avoid predation by adults. Young dragons take five years to reach maturity, after which they can live for fifty years. In captivity Komodo dragons have reproduced by parthenogenesis.

    In spite of their large size, Komodo dragons were only discovered by Western scientists in 1910. Their large size and fearsome reputation makes them popular zoo exhibits. In the wild their range has contracted due to human activities and they are listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. They are protected under Indonesian law and a national park, Komodo National Park, was founded in order to protect them."
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon


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    A wild boar - usually on the dragon's diet.




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    The Dutchies and our guide, carrying a "big stick" to protect us in case... well, as we later get to know it's rather good to stimulate the dragons for they appear to be incredibly lazy.




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    Ah, yes... and there's the first one! Quite a big one, too. Looks a bit squashed, though, eh?





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    Have a look at the enormous tongue...




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