What better place for a scientist studying the Komodo dragon to go than the reptile's namesake destination — Komodo Island.

Komodo dragons are the biggest lizards, and a new study shows just how dangerous their teeth truly are.. The study, which was led by researchers from King's College London, discovered that the ...

The Komodo dragon attempted to eat Bronstein’s foot by jerking back and forth. Children gathered around the cage’s glass wall, Stone recalled, taking in the spectacle.

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 ...

Kilat, the largest living lizard at the Toronto Metro Zoo, like other members of his species (Varanus komodoensis), truly deserves to be called the Komodo dragon. His impressive size and the way ...

Komodo dragons use their forked tongue to “smell” their prey. They are one of the world’s most famous real-life dragon species. Photograph by Stefano Unterthiner, Nat Geo Image Collection.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announces the death of Murphy, the Komodo dragon who was a crowd-pleaser for nearly 25 years. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

By comparison, the eldest male Komodo dragon resident at the Nashville Zoo — Lil Sebastian — weighs in at a dainty 200ish pounds and is only 9 feet long.