Heading to the remote Indonesian island of Rinca to photograph a modern-day dinosaur was all Stefano Unterthiner’s idea. A zoologist as well as a photographer, he says, “I have always been fascinated ...

The Komodo dragon is the Phoenix Zoo's newest resident, bringing back to life an exhibit left vacant last fall when the zoo's two elderly dragons Ivan and Gaia died The dragon enclosure, which conveys ...

Science | Updated: November 15, 2024 | Originally Published: January 24, 2013 As tourism to see the endangered species is on the rise and their habitat decreases, on some very rare occasions, the ...

The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard living on Earth today, growing up to 10 feet long and weighing 150 pounds or more. Although it might look like a mini version of the fictional dragons you see ...

Fear for the Komodo dragon’s long-term survival led to the establishment of Komodo National Park in 1980. Decades of successful management in Komodo National Park secured a good portion of the species ...

Komodo dragons are the largest known lizards in the world. They evolved in isolation in the islands around the Indonesian archipelago. The species was undisturbed until its eventual discovery by the ...

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The King cobra and Komodo dragon are both deadly animals, two of the most dangerous reptiles on the planet. Each has its own ...

Zoo officials said male Komodo dragons usually live about 20 years, which made Doc one of the oldest recorded members of the largest and fiercest lizard species in the world. He was hatched in 1992.