Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. welcomed a Komodo Dragon to the family of animals at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange on Thursday, May 3. Essex County Turtle Back Zoo ...

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How to train your Komodo dragon: Sunny the lizard wears a GoPro camera as he runs towards targets at the zoo. Sunny, is a meat-eating, fast-moving predator that can kill large prey ...

The Komodo dragon is the last of these giants, but within the last 2,000 years, their populations have diminished severely, most likely due to humans, ...

Watch Komodo Dragon Swallow a “Deer” Whole Discover the perfect Friday-afternoon rabbit hole of the world’s largest lizards gulping down deer, monkeys, pigs, snakes, and sharks. You’re welcome ...

She's Flora, the Komodo dragon. In an evolutionary twist, Flora has managed to become pregnant all on her own without any male help. It would seem the timing is auspicious: ...

The Komodo was discovered by Western scientists in 1910, and its total population in the wild is estimated at 4,000 to 5,000 individuals. It can grow up to 10 feet long (3 meters) and weigh more ...

It was also reported in 2006 that a Komodo dragon named Flora, which was being kept in Chester Zoo, laid 11 eggs which had not been fertilised by a male, seven of which hatched into male dragons.

As for dragon appreciation day, online information said an author created it in 2004, to be celebrated on Jan. 16 . It is reportedly marked by activities at museums and libraries to pay tribute to ...

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

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Last month, the Nashville Zoo welcomed two Komodo dragons into the world. The Nashville Zoo has housed Komodo dragons since 2014, but these are the first hatchlings.