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Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster), male, family Sulidae, order Suliformes, NW Hawaiian Islands

Madagascan Reed Frog (Heterixalus madagascariensis), family Hyperoliidae, Madagascar

Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, new study shows

Komodo dragons, the world’s largest species of lizard, have iron-tipped teeth that help them to rip their prey apart, according to new research. The metal is concentrated in the cutting edge and tips of their curved, serrated teeth, staining them orange, scientists wrote in a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. Komodo dragons are native to Indonesia and weigh around 80 kilograms (176 pounds) on average. They eat almost any kind of meat and are known as deadly predators...