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Pine martens live alone, only coming together to breed in summer. They like to rest and breed above ground, so create their dens in natural tree cavities – making ancient woodland an ideal habitat - or holes created by other creatures. They have also been known to shun the hard work of building their own home and simply adopt squirrel dreys and bird nests instead! The first two live Komodo dragons to arrive in Europe were exhibited in the Reptile House at London Zoo when it opened in 1927. [6] Joan Beauchamp Procter made some of the earliest observations of these animals in captivity and she demonstrated their behaviour at a scientific meeting of the Zoological Society of London in 1928. [7] This money-saving technique also meant that the film got props left over from another Carpenter film. According to Piper, Big Trouble in Little China is responsible for the sunglasses at the center of the story. That was our biggest expenditure,” Carpenter said of the subliminal supermarket. 7. They Live's props were recycled from other movies. For his part, Carpenter felt Piper’s look and demeanor perfectly matched the Nada he was looking for.

The Komodo dragon is also sometimes known as the Komodo monitor or the Komodo Island monitor in scientific literature, [14] although these names are uncommon. To the natives of Komodo Island, it is referred to as ora, buaya darat ('land crocodile'), or biawak raksasa ('giant monitor'). [15] [5] Evolutionary history Rony, Fatimah Tobing (1996). The third eye: Race, cinema, and ethnographic spectacle. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-8223-1840-8. The Komodo dragon is classified by the IUCN as Endangered and is listed on the IUCN Red List. [2] The species' sensitivity to natural and human-made threats has long been recognized by conservationists, zoological societies, and the Indonesian government. Komodo National Park was founded in 1980 to protect Komodo dragon populations on islands including Komodo, Rinca, and Padar. [72] Later, the Wae Wuul and Wolo Tado Reserves were opened on Flores to aid Komodo dragon conservation. [13] This idea of ‘worth it’ really came into sharp focus in the 20th century at a time when the monarchy was having to justify its position publicly,” Dr Owens told The National.

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Fortunately, pine martens are now protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and numbers are slowly increasing. Conservationists are working hard to save this special species, and we have joined the Pine Marten Recovery Project with the Vincent Wildlife Trust and other organisations to help grow pine marten populations in England and Wales. Following decades of research and survey work, 51 pine martens from healthy populations in Scotland have been carefully moved to Welsh forests, where they have established well. At least five pine martens gave birth last spring which is great news.

Komodo Dragon, Varanus komodoensis". San Diego Zoo. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010 . Retrieved 27 October 2009.Diamond, Jared M. (1987). "Did Komodo dragons evolve to eat pygmy elephants?". Nature. 326 (6116): 832. Bibcode: 1987Natur.326..832D. doi: 10.1038/326832a0. S2CID 37203256. a b c d e f g h Tara Darling (Illustrator) (1997). Komodo Dragon: On Location (Darling, Kathy. on Location.). Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books. ISBN 978-0-688-13777-9. a b c d Halliday, Tim; Adler, Kraig, eds. (2002). Firefly Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. Hove: Firefly Books. pp. 112–13, 144, 147, 168–69. ISBN 978-1-55297-613-5. a b "Komodo Dragon". Singapore Zoological Gardens. Archived from the original on 14 February 2005 . Retrieved 21 December 2006. Appendices I, II and III". CITES. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008 . Retrieved 24 March 2008.

Eastern or Algonquin wolf ( Canis lycaon or C. l. lycaon): this is another debated species, with contesting claims of it being either a subspecies of the gray wolf or an independently evolved species of wolf [2].Police foil attempt to export Komodo dragons for Rp 500 million apiece', The Jakarta Post, 28 March 2019.