Scientists have found "a striking predatory adaptation" in the reptile Komodo dragon: a layer of iron coating on its teeth, keeping its "serrated edges razor sharp."Scientists have found a "striking" and "predatory adaptation" in the Komodo dragon: a layer of iron coating on its teeth, keeping its "serrated edges razor sharp."
In a paper published Wednesday, the scientists wrote that iron in the cutting edge and tips of the world's largest lizard species' teeth stain them orange.According to a paper published Wednesday in Nature Ecology & Evolution, iron in the cutting edge and tips of the world's largest lizard species' teeth stain them orange.