London CNN — Komodo dragons, the world’s largest species of lizard, have iron-tipped teeth that help them to rip their prey apart, according to new research. The metal is concentrated in the ...

Vanwege hun donkere verschijning worden de varanen ook Komodo-draken genoemd. Er leven er zo’n 5.000 op het eiland. Momenteel bezoeken ongeveer 10.000 mensen per jaar Komodo. Van de sluiting zou ...

Komodo dragons are the biggest lizards, and a new study shows just how dangerous their teeth truly are. The study, which was led by researchers from King's College London, discovered that the ...

June 4, 2007, 9:04 AM EDT / Source: The Associated Press A Komodo dragon attacked and killed an 8-year-old boy in eastern Indonesia, the first recorded deadly attack on a human by one of the giant ...

The Komodo dragon, also known as the monitor lizard, has been moved from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) vulnerable list to its list of endangered species. The species ...

2. They are capable of ‘virgin birth’ 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 ...