ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a special trip of a lifetime for an Albuquerque reptile keeper studying the largest lizards on earth, in the wild, half a world away. Now, Philip Mayhew is applying ...
Explore Komodo Islands, a volcanic archipelago in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, and home to the Komodo dragon—the world’s largest lizard. This area is part of Komodo National Park, a UNESCO World ...
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 ...
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.
ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Zoo's new Komodo dragon habitat opens this month at the Charles H. Hoessle Herpetarium, and the habitat's first resident is 6-year-old Charlie. Charlie, who measures 6 feet ...