Komodo dragons were all alone ... flinging dirt and rocks with madly scraping claws—the no-nonsense retreat of a real-life dragon.

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.

The words appear off the eastern coast of Asia, and may refer to Chinese sailors’ tales of real dragons on a few small Indonesian islands. As well as Komodo, they are found on Rinca, Padar and ...

The Komodo dragon and king cobra are two of the most dangerous reptiles. The article compares their size, speed, bite force, ...

After a long day of filming Komodo dragons in the wild, one unlucky cameraman nearly had to share a hotel room with one. Even worse, the massive, venomous lizard wouldn’t get out of the bathroom.

(CNN)-- An Indonesian fisherman has been killed by Komodo dragons after he was attacked while trespassing on a remote island in search of fruit, officials said Tuesday. Muhamad Anwar, 32 ...

the home of a giant lizard known as the Komodo dragon. Show more First transmitted in 1956, the Zoo Quest team sails to Komodo island, the home of a giant lizard known as the Komodo dragon.

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 ...

Named for the Komodo dragon, the company launched life sciences platform MapLab in September 2023 and analytics application MapView in March 2024. It’s preparing to roll out a generative AI ...