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 ...

Komodo dragons are native to Indonesia and are the largest living species of lizard in the world, averaging about 12 and a ...

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 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.

They are extremely vulnerable and have to live in trees for the first few years of their life to ensure they aren't killed by predators, including other Komodo dragons, before coming down to the ...

The rescued Komodo dragons, one pictured here, were placed in the care of wildlife experts Police in Indonesia have seized five Komodo dragons and other endangered animals that were being ...

The Indonesian island of Komodo, home to the Komodo dragon, will not be closed to tourists next year - but a $1,000 membership scheme will be introduced, the authorities have said. It reverses a ...

the Komodo dragon. The largest extant lizard on the planet, these fearsome creatures draw huge crowds of ecotourists to the island in the hopes of catching a glimpse of a few individuals—and for ...