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Video Shows That Komodo Dragons Are Surprisingly Playful

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You might be surprised to learn that Komodo dragons, the world’s largest lizards, can actually be quite playful.

Professor Gordon Burghardt of the University of Tennessee has studied Komodo dragons for 20 years and gave them things like a paper bag, a ball, and a bucket. The more time the animals spent with them, the more playful they became.

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