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.

They’ll likely be empty, but if you’re lucky, you’ll draw near, and there it will be: the world’s biggest lizard, a grim-faced giant known as the Komodo dragon. The man who devised this ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter, a young Komodo dragon named Onyx. Reptile keepers have been working with these lizards for decades, including ...

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 iron is so concentrated in Komodo dragons that the serrated edges of the teeth are orange. At first, researchers thought the color was food stains rather than iron. The combination of iron and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Last month, the Nashville Zoo welcomed two Komodo dragons into the world. The Nashville Zoo has housed Komodo dragons since 2014, but these are the first hatchlings.

There are fewer than 3,500 Komodo dragons left in the wild, according to conversationists Indonesian tourism workers have gone on strike over a dramatic hike in the price of tickets to see Komodo ...

The Indonesian island of Komodo, home to the Komodo dragon, will not be closed to tourists next year - but a $1,000 membership scheme will be introduced, the authorities have said. It reverses a ...

7, 2024 — A recent study finds that color vision evolved in animals more ... 2024 — Scientists have discovered that the serrated edges of Komodo dragons' teeth are tipped with iron.

Although the Komodo dragons are the most renowned of its natural wonders ... One of only seven of its kind in the world, Pink Beach in Komodo National Park gets its unusual color from a microscopic ...

Descending towards the beach, the guest wing features a curved shape and rough-textured roof emulating the form of the Komodo dragon. There are also two large pools, seven restaurants and bars, ...