the iron coating on the dragons’ teeth could shed light on how top dinosaur predators consumed their prey. Carnivorous ...

An avid hunter, the Komodo dragon can hit 12 miles an hour in short bursts. The reptiles ambush their prey, ripping open the softest flesh, typically the belly, or maiming a leg. As a backup ...

If the scent of a meal is stronger on one side of the tongue, the Komodo dragon knows to head in that direction. Adult males may even prey upon small, juvenile dragons when given the opportunity ...

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 ...

Staff at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District are mourning the death of a male gray seal, Gunther, at the age of 33, ...

Reptile Discovery Center staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Murphy, a 26-year-old male Komodo ...

This was only discovered in 2006, when a dragon called Flora ... After attacking, Komodo dragons will retreat to bide their time until their prey slowly and painfully dies of blood poisoning.

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.

Visitors can see the father in the zoo's Australia section by the Komodo dragon habitat ... and they swallow their prey whole.