Original: With the help of a favorable wind and its habit of swinging its head from side to side as it walks , Komodo dragons may be able to detect carrion from 4 -- 9.5 kilometres ( 2.5 -- 6 mi ) away .
Simplified: With the help of a good wind , they may be able to smell carrion from 4 -- 9.5 kilometres ( 2.5 -- 6 mi ) away .