The Komodo dragon's diet is as ferocious as the lizard ... carefully camouflaging them to protect against predators. Once the eggs hatch, young dragons must fend for themselves, often climbing ...

The Komodo dragon is the largest of the world's 7,555 lizard species, with ancestors that date back more than 100 million years, the zoo said.

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 ...

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.

This was only discovered in 2006, when a dragon called Flora mothered five baby dragons at Chester Zoo, despite never having been kept with a male. According to Joe Capon of London Zoo ...

Female Komodo dragons have been observed laying viable eggs that hatch into healthy ... a female Komodo dragon at the Chattanooga Zoo, gave birth to three hatchlings—Onyx, Jasper and Flint.

Perentie lizards, or Varanus giganteus, are native to Australia and one of the world's largest lizards, dwarfed only by the Komodo dragon and a few others. “It is incredibly rewarding for our ...

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.

This photo provided by the Los Angeles Zoo shows a perentie lizard hatching Monday ... dwarfed only by the Komodo dragon and a few others. “It is incredibly rewarding for our team to experience ...