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Komodo dragons have a relatively small population which researchers wouldn't want to disrupt on a large scale.

Not that researchers collect their mice from the wild...




Also, they're a protected species which is fairly large and aggressive - so getting a sample without causing any harm to the animal would involve a certain amount of risk of getting significant chunks of tender flesh torn from one's body.




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