(WKRC) — If you weren't afraid of reptiles before, just wait. Komodo dragons may look less assuming than other monitor lizards or crocodiles, but they're just as fierce. They average 175 pounds and ...

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 Komodo ...

Ever wonder what inspired King Kong? Despite its gorilla-like appearance, inspiration for the fictional beast came from Komodo dragons studied on a 1926 expedition to Komodo Island. It’s no wonder ...

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 ...

The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is considered the most impressive reptile of our time. But the more researchers study it, the clearer it becomes: This animal is not just large and dangerous–it ...

As if Komodo dragons didn't seem ferocious enough already, scientists have now discovered that the reptiles tear through flesh using a coating of iron on their teeth. It is now believed that dinosaurs ...

STATE WILL ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE FACILITIES. THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK SOCIETY, SENDING ONE OF THE ZOO’S REPTILE KEEPERS TO THE INDONESIAN ISLAND OF KOMODO TO AID IN CONSERVATION FOR THE ENDANGERED ...

Iroh, a male juvenile Komodo dragon at the Little Rock Zoo. Credit: Little Rock Zoo The Little Rock Zoo unveiled two new exhibits Tuesday: “The Isle of the Dragon,” featuring two Komodo dragons, and a ...

The year of the dragon has brought two new Komodo dragons to the Nashville Zoo. Although the zoo has housed Komodo dragons for over a decade, the births mark the zoo's first ever successful hatching ...