Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Science correction: Komodo dragons DON'T have filthy mouths

Science moves on step-by-step.  It has been widely publicized that Komodo dragons killed their prey by biting them with mouths and teeth reeking of toxic bacteria, and then they take it easy until the prey dies of infection, at which time they scavenge until their reptile bellies are full.

It turns out that this was totally wrong.  Thank goodness that science is a self-correcting enterprise, a factor that is totally lost on climate change skeptics.

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