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 large lizard that was lost was a Komodo dragon, and was named Murphy, according to an announcement made Wednesday by the zoo. He pleased visitors at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in ...

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.

Komodo dragons are compared to carnivorous dinosaurs for good reason. They are the largest living lizard on the planet. Their ...

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.

On Wednesday, National Zoo officials announced another death, this time for 26-year-old Komodo dragon male Murphy. Like Gunther, Murphy also outlasted the median life expectancy for his species in ...

the Komodo dragon. The largest extant lizard on the planet, these fearsome creatures draw huge crowds of ecotourists to the island in the hopes of catching a glimpse of a few individuals—and for ...