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The power of the Komodo dragon

An exploration of the Komodo dragon, its physical strength, hunting behaviour, isolation, and the threats facing its survival ...
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In one corner – we have the vicious Komodo dragon, armed with toxic breath and ruthless power. In the other corner – the most ferocious predator to ever emerge from a swampy river – the callous ...
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Visitors to the Saint Louis Zoo’s Charles H. Hoessle Herpetarium over the past few weeks will have noticed a long black curtain covering one wall of the building’s main atrium. It’s there to protect ...
ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo is welcoming a new resident. Charlie, a Komodo dragon, came to the zoo Sept. 20 from the Bronx Zoo in New York through the Komodo Dragon Species Survival Plan to ...
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 ...
A Komodo dragon is seen in a habitat at the St. Louis Zoo on Sept. 27, 2025. ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Zoo's first Komodo dragon in 12 years is ready to meet his fans. Features writer {{description}} ...
A 21,000-mile roundtrip to Indonesia to visit the deadly Komodo Dragon interests some intrepids. There are even local tour companies to help facilitate the trip. Worth doing? You be the judge. ByJim ...
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.