This monitor lizard is a crucial part of its environment, balancing ecosystems with its hunting prowess and fascinating behaviors. An adult Komodo dragon can grow up to 10 feet (3.1 meters ...

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 ...

He authored an insightful book, The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor. Auffenberg’s family was surprisingly relaxed about venturing afar to rough it among deadly animals. Packing up ...

Komodo dragons, the world’s largest species ... The next task is to analyze fossilized monitor lizard teeth and look for ...

Reptile Discovery Center staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Murphy, a 26-year-old male Komodo ...

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.

According to Joe Capon of London Zoo, Komodo dragons have been a stable species for 90 million years. They evolved from giant monitor lizards from Australia, but have been isolated so long that ...

Two formidable Komodo dragons wrestle along the majestic coast of Komodo National Park. Andrey had visited many times, hoping to capture the spectacular fights between males during the summer breeding ...