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it is 1974 and baron rudolf von reading

it is 1974 and baron rudolf von reading dibber egg of Switzerland has travelled

dibber egg of Switzerland has travelled

dibber egg of Switzerland has travelled nearly halfway around the world to go

nearly halfway around the world to go

nearly halfway around the world to go bird-watching on Komodo steep hills make

bird-watching on Komodo steep hills make

bird-watching on Komodo steep hills make the hiking rigorous Rudolf has trouble

the hiking rigorous Rudolf has trouble

the hiking rigorous Rudolf has trouble keeping up with the others it’s the heat

keeping up with the others it’s the heat

keeping up with the others it’s the heat source

he decides to rest in the shade of a

he decides to rest in the shade of a tree near the path telling the group to

tree near the path telling the group to

tree near the path telling the group to continue without him they do so

continue without him they do so

continue without him they do so promising to return shortly

just two hours later they return but

just two hours later they return but there’s no sign the baron

they searched the island extensively for

they searched the island extensively for two days but never find him the only

two days but never find him the only

two days but never find him the only traces that remain are a few of his

traces that remain are a few of his

traces that remain are a few of his personal effects though no one can say

personal effects though no one can say

personal effects though no one can say for sure what happened to the Baron many

for sure what happened to the Baron many

for sure what happened to the Baron many believe that he was eaten by dragons

Komodo dragons are notorious scavengers

Komodo dragons are notorious scavengers they often congregate at the site of

they often congregate at the site of

they often congregate at the site of dead bodies and will eat nearly

dead bodies and will eat nearly

dead bodies and will eat nearly everything bones foams forms even skulls

the lizard’s can consume up to 80

the lizard’s can consume up to 80 percent of their body weight in a matter

percent of their body weight in a matter

percent of their body weight in a matter of minutes

except for large snakes no other meat

except for large snakes no other meat eater wastes so little of the animal its

eater wastes so little of the animal its

eater wastes so little of the animal its eating even vultures leave a skeleton

eating even vultures leave a skeleton

eating even vultures leave a skeleton behind

if the fatigue Baron had died of heat

if the fatigue Baron had died of heat exhaustion or some other element it’s

exhaustion or some other element it’s

exhaustion or some other element it’s possible the lizards could have eaten

possible the lizards could have eaten

possible the lizards could have eaten his remains before the group returned

they’ve been known to forage on human

they’ve been known to forage on human corpses before

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