In this photograph taken on December 2,

In this photograph taken on December 2, 2010, corals abound in the Pink Beach of Komodo island, home of the Komodo dragon, surrounded by hills with green vegetation in the Komodo National Park. Rinca and Komodo islands are the natural habitat of the world’s largest lizard. The islands of Komodo and Rinca and surrounding smaller islands comprises Komodo National Park that is located in East Nusa Tenggara province. Park authorities estimate about 2,700 komodo dragons live in the nature reserve that has been declared a UNESCO “World Heritage Site.” The carnivorous lizards, feeding on water buffalos, deers and wild boars, can grow three meters in length and weigh more than 150 kilograms, and have known to have existed in these islands for millions of years. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)

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