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Going on public display at Taronga Zoo is enough to put a komodo dragon off his rats.That happened yesterday when the zoo's latest exhibit, a 1.85- metre komodo dragon given by the Indonesian Government and transferred from Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta, came out of quarantine and went on public display.He weighs 73 kilograms and has a tail that can knock a man flat, so reptile keepers Matthew Millgate and Marshall Black were not taking any chances.With rats off the menu, they offered steak, which was more to the big lizard's liking. The rats were later fed to the zoo's female dragon, which gladly accepted them. However, the keepers hope she will share more than food with the new male. January 10, 1992. (Photo by Ben Rushton/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).