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Komodo Dragon

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In the wild, an adult Komodo dragon usually weighs around 70 kilograms (150 lb), although captive specimens often weigh more. The largest verified wild specimen was 3.13 metres (10.3 ft) long and weighed 166 kilograms (370 lb), including undigested food.

Kappa

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Kappa ( 河 , "river-child") , alternately called Kawatarō ( 川太郎 , "river-boy") or Kawako ( 川子 , "river-child") , are legendary creatures , a type of water sprite found in Japanese folklore . In Shintō they are considered to be one of many suijin . A hair-covered variation of a Kappa is called a Hyōsube ( ひょうすべ ) .