For wildlife enthusiasts, there’s no greater thrill than witnessing animals in their natural habitats. From dense rainforests ...

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.

This was only discovered in 2006, when a dragon called Flora mothered five baby dragons at Chester Zoo, despite never having been kept with a male. According to Joe Capon of London Zoo ...

They’ll likely be empty, but if you’re lucky, you’ll draw near, and there it will be: the world’s biggest lizard, a grim-faced giant known as the Komodo dragon. The man who devised this ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter, a young Komodo dragon named Onyx. Reptile keepers have been working with these lizards for decades, including ...

Capable of running at more than 13mph and armed with razor-sharp teeth and claws, this crocodile-sized monster was a Komodo dragon. Fully grown, this fearsome predator can weigh more than 80kg and ...

As visitor numbers to natural wonders around the world grow, authorities face a huge challenge balancing conservation with ...

Rare giant anteater birth boost for species - zoo Thriving tiger twins make first public ... conservation breeding programme". The Komodo dragon is the largest of the world's 7,555 lizard species ...

If a pharma company wants to understand the market for its next drug, or an insurance provider wants to assess which patients might be at higher risk for ...

Tiger sharks have killed 34 people ... There are some 70 vertebrate species like the Komodo dragon which can reproduce without needing to mate. But asexual reproduction among sharks has a downside.

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.

Last month a park ranger survived after a Komodo dragon climbed the ladder into his hut and savaged his hand and foot. In 2007 an eight-year-old boy died after being mauled. In June last year ...