An adult Komodo dragon can grow up to 10 feet (3.1 meters) long and weighing over 150 pounds (68 kg). Their powerful, muscular bodies are covered in tough, armored scales, which are reinforced ...

Two formidable Komodo dragons wrestle along the majestic coast of Komodo National Park. Andrey had visited many times, hoping to capture the spectacular fights between males during the summer breeding ...

While most animals strictly stay away from cannibalism, Komodo dragons are not one of them. An adult Komodo, particularly a male, has no qualms about eating smaller members of its own species.

Komodo dragons were all alone ... And there is no guarantee that putting adult dragons together will yield offspring—or that the dragons can survive long term in such unevenly protected ...

Luckily, infant dragons are very agile, and quickly learn to escape the hungry adults by climbing trees. 2. They are capable of ‘virgin birth’ Komodo dragons are one of the only animals able ...

the home of a giant lizard known as the Komodo dragon. Show more First transmitted in 1956, the Zoo Quest team sails to Komodo island, the home of a giant lizard known as the Komodo dragon.

In the wild, a full-grown adult can take down prey as large as a water buffalo, but that kind of attack is rare. Komodo dragons are opportunistic hunters. They will feed on almost any easy meal ...

This story appears in the November 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds.

The estimated 2000 dragons left on Earth have been known to tackle adult buffaloes when hungry, so we’re a tad jittery during our circuitous four-kilometre hike from Komodo Island’s ranger ...

Visitors can see the father in the zoo's Australia section by the Komodo dragon habitat. Adult perentie lizards can reach more than 8 feet (2.4 meters) in length and can weigh more than 40 pounds ...