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Consumers - Organisms that eat others organisms to obtain energy and nutrients 

Komodo Dragon

Komodo dragon is a type of repltile.They are ten feet long tertiary consumers. Their skin is dark brown and their adaption is camoflauge. They eat water buffalo. Komodo Dragons are cannibals but they eat other things too, like deer and snakes.They can reproduce by themselves. They dont need another komodo dragons sperm. These animals are on the endangered species list.

White-Breasted Sea Eagle

The sea eagle is a bird. It is a secondary consumer. They have a wing span of 76cm. Their color is brown with  a mostly white belly.Their adaptation is speed. They have the ability to fly fast into the water, grab a fish then come out. They eat tortoises, fish and rabbits. Larger birds eat them.They lay 2 eggs several days apart the second hatchling usually dies.

Water Buffalo

The Water Buffalo is a primary consumer mammal. They are brown to light brown in color. Water Buffalo stand up to five feet height. These ani​mals have hooves that allow them to walk through muddy marshes without getting stuck. Their diet consist of grass and herbs. They are eaten by Komodo Dragons. Water Bufallo have seperate female and male herds.

 Long- Tailed Macaque Monkey

The Macaque Monkey is a primary and secondary consumer mammal. They range from 1.3ft to 2.15ft in length. They are brown with

 a white bottom. These monkeys are great swimmers. They dive into to water and swim away from their predators. 67% of the Long -Tailed Macaque Monkey diet is fruit. They are eaten by Komodo Dragons and Pythons. The females become sexually matured at age 4 and age 7 for males. 

Timor Deer

The Timor Deer is a primary consumer mammal. These animals are brown and their average weight is around 136lbs when full grown. The Timor Deer uses its keen senses to adapt to the environment. Their keen senses make them aware of incoming dangers and keep them safe. Their diets consist of berries and grass. Pythons and Komodo Dragons are their most dangerous predators. The Timor Deer gives birth to one offspring per year.   

Maleo

The Maleo is a blackish bird. The animal is a primary consumer.This animal is 55 to 60cm. It's majority black in color with a white bottom. These birds give off an extremely loud and strange noise to scare away predators. The Maleo eats insects and food that is dropped by other animals. They are eaten by Pythons and Kimodo Dragons. These birds lay between 8 and 12 eggs. They are an endangered species.

Wild Boar

The Wild Boar is secondary consumer. It is brown mammal, it grows to be 5ft in height and weighs up to 300 lbs. Boars have tusk that grow from their mouths and give them protection. They are eaten by snakes and big birds. They eat insects, veggies and sea turtles. Wild Boars can have three litters per year, with up to fourteen young per litter.Wild Boars build nest on the ground to hold their young until they can follw their mother around.  

Burmese Python

The Burmese Python is a tertiary consumer reptile. It is brown and spotted. It can range from 16ft to 23ft long and weigh an average of 200lbs. These snakes are constrictors and they squeeze their prey until they die. They eat mice, deer, wild boar along with many other animals. Komodo Dragons eat them. Burmese Pythons can give birth to 100 eggs in one litter.

Flying-Fox Fruit Bat

The fruit bat is a type of mammal. They are primary consumers and they only eat fruit. they are known for swallowing the fruit whole wihout chewing. They have a wing span of up to five feet and they come in many different colors. They have human-like eyesight which allows them to easily spot predators. Fruit bats mate while upside down.

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