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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/powerrbeauty • 1d ago
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It's the bacteria in their mouths that will take down prey. They just need one bite and they'll follow and wait. Doesn't take long.
0 u/Seeker369 1d ago This used to be repeated for quite a while until it was revealed that komodo dragons having harmful bacteria in their mouths was in fact a myth. 1 u/CrashAndDash9 1d ago Yup. It’s the water the animals run to, to get away that’s got all the bacteria. 1 u/SoupahCereal 1d ago Wait really?? I have to look this up bc this was on animal planet 😭
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This used to be repeated for quite a while until it was revealed that komodo dragons having harmful bacteria in their mouths was in fact a myth.
1 u/CrashAndDash9 1d ago Yup. It’s the water the animals run to, to get away that’s got all the bacteria. 1 u/SoupahCereal 1d ago Wait really?? I have to look this up bc this was on animal planet 😭
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Yup. It’s the water the animals run to, to get away that’s got all the bacteria.
1 u/SoupahCereal 1d ago Wait really?? I have to look this up bc this was on animal planet 😭
Wait really?? I have to look this up bc this was on animal planet 😭
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u/SoupahCereal 1d ago
It's the bacteria in their mouths that will take down prey. They just need one bite and they'll follow and wait. Doesn't take long.