<p>The missing reptiles, which measured 50 centimetres to a metre long, were each around one year old and disappeared from their cage early this month, Surabaya zoo spokesman Agus Supangkat said.<br /><br />"We're worried if the Komodo dragons escaped. They're dangerous. Young Komodos like the ones missing love to climb trees and can move very fast."<br /><br />The zoo has more than 50 of the giant lizards and trees in the cage had been trimmed to prevent any of the remaining animals escaping, Supangkat added.<br /><br />"They could have been eaten by predators, stolen or escaped. The zookeepers have said they didn't take them. The police are still investigating."<br /><br />Until recently Komodo dragons were believed to hunt with a "bite and wait" strategy using toxic bacteria in their saliva to weaken or kill their prey, before descending in numbers to feast.<br /><br />But in 2005 researchers found that dragons' jaws are armed with highly sophisticated poison glands that can cause paralysis, spasms and shock through haemorrhaging.<br /><br />The world's largest monitor lizard, Komodos can grow up to three metres long and weigh up to 140 kilograms. They are unique to a small group of islands in eastern Indonesia.</p>
<p>The missing reptiles, which measured 50 centimetres to a metre long, were each around one year old and disappeared from their cage early this month, Surabaya zoo spokesman Agus Supangkat said.<br /><br />"We're worried if the Komodo dragons escaped. They're dangerous. Young Komodos like the ones missing love to climb trees and can move very fast."<br /><br />The zoo has more than 50 of the giant lizards and trees in the cage had been trimmed to prevent any of the remaining animals escaping, Supangkat added.<br /><br />"They could have been eaten by predators, stolen or escaped. The zookeepers have said they didn't take them. The police are still investigating."<br /><br />Until recently Komodo dragons were believed to hunt with a "bite and wait" strategy using toxic bacteria in their saliva to weaken or kill their prey, before descending in numbers to feast.<br /><br />But in 2005 researchers found that dragons' jaws are armed with highly sophisticated poison glands that can cause paralysis, spasms and shock through haemorrhaging.<br /><br />The world's largest monitor lizard, Komodos can grow up to three metres long and weigh up to 140 kilograms. They are unique to a small group of islands in eastern Indonesia.</p>