Here’s what it takes to catch a dragon. Slaughter a goat ... but its genus goes back some 40 million, and its dinosaur ancestor lived 200 million years ago. Varanus komodoensis has the lizard ...

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 ...

Komodo dragons have iron-coated, serrated teeth, a study has found. Scientists have discovered that the edges of Komodo dragons’ teeth are tipped with the metal. The findings shed new light ...

There are fewer than 3,500 Komodo dragons left in the wild ... and grow to a length of three-metres (10 feet). Their unique, dinosaur-like appearance attracts busloads of tourists from all ...