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.

Komodo dragons are some of the fiercest predators ... All it takes is one false step for a slightly too courageous monkey to become a pre-dinner appetizer. Although it is rare that a Komodo ...

The investigation found that the head and upper body of a monkey were sewn onto a decapitated fish. Its clawed hands most likely come from a Komodo dragon. A pair of wooden stakes inside the ...

Luckily, infant dragons are very agile, and quickly learn to escape the hungry adults by climbing trees. 2. They are capable of ‘virgin birth’ Komodo dragons are one of the only animals able ...

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.