Reptile Discovery Center staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Murphy, a 26-year-old male Komodo ...

The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds. A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large ...

According to Joe Capon of London Zoo, Komodo dragons have been a stable species for 90 million years. They evolved from giant monitor lizards from Australia, but have been isolated so long that ...

Two endangered Komodo dragons have been born at a zoo, joining a "vitally important" international conservation breeding programme. The hatchlings are the world's largest lizard species and will ...

Komodo dragons are the largest living species of monitor lizard, averaging more than 12 stone (80kg). Native to Indonesia, they have sharp, curved teeth which they use to eat almost any kind of ...

Komodo dragons, the world’s largest species of lizard, have iron-tipped teeth that help them to rip their prey apart, ...

Komodo dragons were all alone ... have survived many cycles of change. This particular species split off maybe five million years ago, but its genus goes back some 40 million, and its dinosaur ...

Individuals of this species tend to live in isolation and don’t take too well to company. Female Komodo dragons have been observed laying viable eggs that hatch into healthy, albeit all male ...

Komodo Dragons The Komodo Dragons ... a critically endangered species. They are native to the islands of Sumatra, Indonesia, and are known for their intelligence, gentle nature, and striking ...

MARSEILLE, Sept 4 (AFP): Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed ... About 28 percent of the 138,000 species assessed by the International ...

the island of Komodo is best known for one species in particular: the Komodo dragon. The largest extant lizard on the planet, these fearsome creatures draw huge crowds of ecotourists to the island ...

Revealing active behaviour that adds to our understanding of the nature of a species. Tom Way (UK) watches the clash of two Komodo dragons through clouds of golden sand. Tom’s intention, as his dinghy ...