Based on observation and biological examination, Komodo dragons have been determined to have relatively poor eyesight with range to some 300 m and hearing may also be somewhat limited. When it comes to smell, like many reptiles is extremely gifted which be able to detect prey’s scents up to 4 km away and able to smell such as carrion up to 11 km away depending on the direction of the wind.  This impressive sense comes from his tongue and Jacobson’s organs: Komodo dragons flick their tongue to detect scents and smells by picking up the chemical particles in the air and ground, then put them in their Jacobson’s organs (a kind of “super nose”) locate on the roof of their mouth.
Komodo dragons are carnivorous which mainly prey on deer, wild boar, water buffalo, palm civet, rat, bird, chicken and goat. Basically they prefer to eat animals which are already dead (carrion) and reject all plant matter.
They will attack sleeping animals or wait in ambush by biting on the leg or on the throat, later they will follow and wait for the prey to weaken and die before they eat it.  A komodo can eat up to 80% of its body weight at one time (a 42 kg dragon eat a 30 kg boar in 17 minutes). If there is no prey, they will scavenge or can go without eating for several weeks (usually eat or kill about once a month). Komodo dragons needs to drink waters but not often depends on the water availability. They may drink very little in the dry season (April-Nov) and can get 70% of their water requirement from their prey.
Like all reptiles, dragons regulate their body temperature by moving from sun to shade; it takes several hours sunning in exposed locations in the morning before they are warm enough to move into the dry forest for daily hunting. At night, when it is somewhat cooler, they are comatose (nearly unconscious), but during their active daytime period, humans must keep a save distance and avoid being bitten since they have virulent bacteria in their salivawhich contents over 60 types of bacteria (highly septics are staphyla cocus, e. coli and pasteurella multocida).
Last but not least, the people of Komodo Island revere the Komodo dragon as a mystical ancestor and treat the dragons with respect based on A Folk Tale from Komodo as told by Isaka Mansur-resident of Komodo Island:
Long, long ago, a mythical princess lived on Komodo, whom people called Putri Naga or Dragon Princess. She married to a man named Majo and bore him twins: one was a baby boy and the other a baby dragon. Her son-she named si Gerong-  was raised amongst men and the dragon –she called Orah- was reared in the forest. Neither knew anything of the other.
Years later, manly si Gerong shot a deer while hunting in the forest.  As he stepped forward to take his quarry, a large lizard appeared from the thicket and seized it hungrily.  Si Gerong tried to chase the beast away, but in vain. It stood firm over the carcass, warning him off with bared teeth.
Si Gerong raised his spear to kill the lizard, when suddenly a radiantly lovely woman appeared: The Dragon Princess. Swiftly, she parted the foes by telling si Gerong:  “Do not kill this animal, she is your sister, Orah. I bore you together. Consider her your equal because you are twins.”  (Story transcribed by Hilly C. Djohani-Lapian)
In this way, we can continue to maintain the Park’s outstanding value to humanity for generations to come, since Heritage is our legacy from past; what we live with today and what we pass on to future generations of this planet. 
So you may participating by giving a vote 4 Komodo :www.new7wonders. com. As reminder, you are not suggested to click Komodo’s competitors which are National Parks category (Amazon,  Black Forest,  Sundarbands,  Puerto Princesa, El Yungue) and also in the same Asia Region (Jeju Island,  Yushan,  Halong Bay).
Once again, by Raising the Awareness, Making the Impact means Komodo will encourage others biodiversity (air-land-water) on the earth should be protected as our duty as the caretakers of the planet.
Thank You and GO KOMODO!** (zeby febrina)