KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- Host for the 26th SEA Games, Indonesia has chosen the Komodo dragon as mascot for the 2011 Games which will be held in Jakarta and Palembang from Nov 11 to 25.
The Indonesia SEA Games Organizing Committee (Inasoc), was qouted by Jakarta Post as saying that a pair of Komodo dragons, a male (Modo) and a female (Modi), were chosen in recognition of the Republic's conservation efforts to protect the dwindling number of the rare lizard.
Modo and Modi were unveiled last night at a function in Jakarta, to mark the 200-day countdown before the games open on Nov 11 in Palembang.
The Komodo dragons, the largest lizard in the world, only live on the Indonesian islands of Komodo in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
On Jan 15, Inasoc unveiled its logo, a Garuda eagle, to symbolize the power and grandeur of Indonesia.
Indonesia dominated the Games between 1977, when it first competed, and 1997, failing to top the medal charts only twice in that period - in Bangkok in 1985 and in Chiang Mai in 1995, losing out to Thailand in both years.
However, Indonesia has not topped the medals chart since winning the Games in 1997 in Jakarta.
The Indonesia SEA Games Organizing Committee (Inasoc), was qouted by Jakarta Post as saying that a pair of Komodo dragons, a male (Modo) and a female (Modi), were chosen in recognition of the Republic's conservation efforts to protect the dwindling number of the rare lizard.
Modo and Modi were unveiled last night at a function in Jakarta, to mark the 200-day countdown before the games open on Nov 11 in Palembang.
The Komodo dragons, the largest lizard in the world, only live on the Indonesian islands of Komodo in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
On Jan 15, Inasoc unveiled its logo, a Garuda eagle, to symbolize the power and grandeur of Indonesia.
Indonesia dominated the Games between 1977, when it first competed, and 1997, failing to top the medal charts only twice in that period - in Bangkok in 1985 and in Chiang Mai in 1995, losing out to Thailand in both years.
However, Indonesia has not topped the medals chart since winning the Games in 1997 in Jakarta.
-- BERNAMA
Why thew Komodo Dragon? The creature is wild eats carrion, attack humans and wild animals, its saliva is full of germs and viruses.indonesia have so many exotics birds and flowers.
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