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Meanwhile in Lebanon ... Lizard Alert Beirut's residents are in terror of a giant lizard that has been roaming the streets, killing cats, dogs and even a horse. Witnesses say the reptile is a Komodo dragon, thought to be a freed pet. Authorities appealed to nature and science TV channels for help in snaring the beast, which has so far eluded the best efforts of the civil defense to catch...
...getting a divorce. They have been married for five years and have a 3-year-old adopted son together, but their union will probably be best remembered for a bizarre incident at the Los Angeles Zoo in which Bronstein was bitten on the foot by a 7-ft.-long komodo dragon and had to be rushed to the hospital. In his petition, Bronstein cited irreconcilable differences. The couple said in a statement that the split is "amicable and mutual" and that they are both "committed to being great parents and having a friendship, as parents, going forward." The rest...
THERE BE DRAGONS The western tip of Flores is the jumping-off point for the island of Komodo, where the world's largest lizards (or dragons, if you prefer) slink about looking for something to sink their razor-sharp, bacteria-covered teeth into. Make sure it isn't you?the odd foolhardy tourist is known to have been chomped, and even if you survive the attack the wound may become so infected that, without treatment, you could die. Day trips are popular, but true dragon fans can spend a night or two in spartan cabins in Komodo National Park...
...invade their space whenever we feel like it just because we find them interesting. Occasionally we find out that's not okay with the animals. Consider, for instance, the experience of San Francisco Chronicle Editor (and Mr. Sharon Stone) Phil Bronstein, who entered the cage of a 10-foot Komodo dragon and had his foot promptly and severely chomped when said animal mistook his toes for delicious white mice...
...separated by a strait of just several hundred yards, is the island of Java, which is about the size of California, with a population of 100 million Muslims. Stretching east is an archipelago with hundreds of small to medium-sized islands, islands with names like Sumba, Sumbawa, Lombok, Flores, Komodo, the legendary Spice Islands, Timor, and the island of Irian Jaya (New Guinea). These areas have mixed populations of Muslims, Christians, and animists. Virtually every inhabited island in Indonesia has its own language and unique history...