The mouth of a Komodo dragon is truly a deadly place.
科莫多巨蜥的口腔确实是一个致命之处。
Not only do their mouths contain bacteria, but recent research has shown that they're also venomous.
它们的口中不仅含有细菌，最新研究更表明它们还具有毒性。
And that venom helps Komodo dragons tackle large prey, where they inject venom into them, and that causes them to bleed out for long periods of time.
而这种毒液能帮助科莫多巨蜥对付大型猎物--通过将毒液注入猎物体内，使其长时间持续失血。
Now, to help with that, they also have razor sharp-teeth.
此外，它们还长着剃刀般锋利的牙齿。
And we've recently found that their teeth are also coated in thin layers of iron along the cutting edges and the tooth tips, helping them keep those teeth sharper for longer as they tackle their prey.
我们近期发现，科莫多巨蜥牙齿的切割边缘和齿尖表面覆盖着薄铁元素层，这使它们在撕咬猎物时能更持久地保持牙齿锐利。
And this allows Komodo dragons, who are apex predators in their environments, to hunt animals much larger than themselves.
正因如此，作为所处环境中的顶级掠食者，科莫多巨蜥能够猎杀比自身体型大得多的动物。
So hunting things like deer, buffalo and pigs. And they're able to use those teeth to tear them apart in seconds.
无论是鹿类、水牛还是野猪，它们都能用这些利齿在数秒内将猎物撕裂。