Thursday 9 March 2023

Komodo Dragons

I recently found on BBC iPlayer an old documentary series, in black and white, with David Attenborough. When I say old, it dated back from 1956. A piece of anthology. I only watched one episode, the one about Komodo dragons. When I was a child, my brother PJ had a book about dragons in general, and the Komodo dragon was mentioned in passing. It got me fascinated. The idea of a gigantic lizard with a venomour bite living in a remote part of the world seemed both thrilling and exotic. Like a mythical creature that turned out to be real. Seeing Komodo dragons in a black and white video, they seemed even more mysterious and strange. It reminded me of my old childhood fascination for them.

3 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Weren't there komodo dragons in the Macau casino in that Bond movie "Skyfall?"

Alison said...

I always wondered if the inspiration for Godzilla came from the Komodo Dragon!

jaz@octoberfarm said...

a komodo dragon bit sharon stones husband when they were at a zoo. she divorced him shortly after that.