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| I just saw the PBS Nature episode about monitor lizards and it said that the Komodos in captivity knew the zookeepers that kept them and were trained to eat at specific times. I thought that the Komodos were more aggressive than that. Does anyone know if most Komodos in captivity can be trained like this, or if this was unusual?
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Well, like all anguimorph lizards they are hard to train but it is possible.
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| Once trained would they ever attack their keeper?
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I'm sure they would, in fact I think every animal would. Dogs, who have been domesticated for thousands of years, will still attack their owner. So I think its safe to say that a wild animal living in captivity with its strong instincts would attack a keeper under certain circumstances.
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