An adult Komodo dragon can grow up to 10 feet (3.1 meters) long and weighing over 150 pounds (68 kg). Their powerful, muscular bodies are covered in tough, armored scales, which are reinforced ...

The young Komodo dragon, named Onyx ... He is tiny compared to Murphy who usually tips the scales at 146-152 pounds. That’s about average for Komodo dragons. They are the world’s largest ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announces the death of Murphy, the Komodo dragon who was a crowd-pleaser for nearly 25 years.

Weighing up to 150 kilogrammes, with huge claws and serrated teeth, Komodo dragons rear onto their hind legs to wrestle. In this case it was likely a territorial dispute. These formidable competitors ...

‘There was something extremely prehistoric about this titanic battle as the claws grated against the scales,’ says Tom. ‘I felt like it was almost a snapshot back to a bygone age.’ With fewer than ...