That’s because they are the largest and heaviest lizards in the world, growing up to eight to ten feet long and weighing ...

Even small changes to their conditions can quickly throw everything off. Researchers issue warning over troubling discovery ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — ZooTampa staff have welcomed two baby Komodo dragons to the world! Photos and videos shared by the zoo ...

Charlie dragon gets his name from Zoo Director Emeritus Charles Hoessle. Dragons like him can grow to 10 ft in length and 300 ...

Venture to the Komodo Islands in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, home to the legendary Komodo dragon—the largest living lizard on Earth. These remote, rugged islands are part of Komodo National Park, a ...

Two Komodo dragons hatched at ZooTampa at Lowry Park. This is the second time the endangered species has been successfully ...

Komodo dragons are one of the only animals able to reproduce without male fertilisation. This is due to a process of asexual reproduction known as parthenogenesis. This was only discovered in 2006, ...

Visitors to the Saint Louis Zoo’s Charles H. Hoessle Herpetarium over the past few weeks will have noticed a long black curtain covering one wall of the building’s main atrium. It’s there to protect ...

The San Antonio Zoo announced Tuesday that it successfully hatched 10 Komodo dragons, an animal recently downgraded from “vulnerable” to “endangered” by wildlife watchers. The Indonesian reptile is ...

A rare predator with a “strong venomous bite” welcomed a pair of tiny babies at a Florida zoo. The little ones who emerged ...

Komodo dragons outlived giant reptile peers through isolation and lucky breaks. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Extinction wiped out their closest family members as well as most ...