As darkness fell across the mountains of northeastern India, a “dragon”-like creature climbed onto ... researchers found a ...

The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds. A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large ...

(Prehensile means it is able to take hold of objects like branches). Pygmy lizards belong to a family of reptiles called Agamidae (commonly called dragons or dragon lizards). But unlike other Agamids ...

Komodo dragons have thick ... Keepers can’t pick up a huge and potentially dangerous lizard like Murphy, so they train him to participate in his care. One of their main tools is a large crate ...

The lizards also scavenge—they’re opportunists ... “You might shoo a squirrel away that comes to steal your lunch. They treat dragons like that.” As for dragons that attack, the government ...

Indonesia is home to around 3,300 rare Komodo dragons, according to Reuters news agency. The world's largest lizard have razor ... Their unique, dinosaur-like appearance attracts busloads of ...

are native to Australia and one of the world’s largest lizards, dwarfed only by the Komodo dragon and a few others. “It is incredibly rewarding for our team to experience success breeding this ...