Ever wonder what inspired King Kong? Despite its gorilla-like appearance, inspiration for the fictional beast came from ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Komodo dragons are considered the largest land reptiles on Earth. A caretaker at Smithsonian's National Zoo shows us just how enormous they can be ...

The predatory abilities of Komodo dragons have been of considerable interest to both researchers and wildlife enthusiasts since their discovery in 1910. Komodo dragons have over 50 types of bacteria ...

Zoo officials said male Komodo dragons usually live about 20 years, which made Doc one of the oldest recorded members of the largest and fiercest lizard species in the world. He was hatched in 1992.

Explore Komodo Islands, a volcanic archipelago in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, and home to the Komodo dragon—the world’s ...

ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Zoo has welcomed a new resident this fall — a six-year-old male Komodo dragon named Charlie. He will be the first of his species to live at the Zoo in more than 12 years ...