Reptiles aren’t known for brains, but Komodo dragons create dummy chambers with dead ends, thwarting wild pigs and perhaps other, now-extinct scavengers—“the ghost of predation past,” says ...

As the zoo says, it’s a complicated situation. “In the wild, Komodo dragons mainly live isolated and often become violent when approached, which has allowed these animals to evolve to ...

Analysis showed that iron was already present when the teeth erupted from the gum tissue, and was also present despite Ganus ...

A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large as deer, wild boar, and water buffalo. As formidable as the Komodo dragon seems, it’s very much at risk.

Komodo dragons were all alone ... Nor is the transition from zoo life to the wild an easy one. And there is no guarantee that putting adult dragons together will yield offspring—or that ...

but for Komodo dragons as well. Although a Komodo might prefer a curried goat if given the opportunity, in the wild, it’s a live and raw goat that it will have to contend with. Although that’s ...

Komodo dragons, the world's heaviest lizards ... An endangered species, Komodo are believed to number less than 4,000 in the wild. Access to their habitat is restricted, but tourists can get ...

Monitor lizards are found across much of Africa and Asia and include giants like the Komodo dragon. But what do monitor ...

Komodo dragons and vipers and alligators ... here are 14 breathtaking images of reptiles in the wild.

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 ...