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.

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 ...

Staff at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District are mourning the death of a male gray seal, Gunther, at the age of 33, ...

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

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It would have been so easy for the Komodo dragon to go unnoticed had it not been for the trained eyes of our ranger, Ishak.

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 ...