HOUSTON – The Houston Zoo says its 17-year-old Komodo dragon, named Smaug, was euthanized Tuesday. Experts say it was the humane course of action after "significant lumbar spinal cord compression was ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville is mourning the death of one of their star animals: a Komodo dragon named Khaleesi. The zoo said Khaleesi was found dead Monday morning from an apparent infection in ...

SYRACUSE, NY — County Executive Ryan McMahon and Zoo Director Ted Fox unveiled a Komodo dragon named Naga asthe newest member of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo family on Friday. Naga is an Indonesian name ...

Komodo dragons, also known as Komodo monitors, are the largest lizards in the world. As adults, they have an almost-uniform ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The San Diego Zoo unveiled two new habitats Tuesday -- the Kenneth C. Griffin Komodo Kingdom and the William E. Cole Family Hummingbird Habitat -- which will replace ...

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.

SAN ANTONIO — After 25 years of entertaining and educating visitors at the San Antonio Zoo, Bubba, the Komodo dragon has died, the zoo said. The zoo shared the news in a Facebook post Tuesday saying ...

DENVER — Denver Zoo recently welcomed a new Komodo dragon named Tiga, a transplant from the San Antonio Zoo. The zoo tweeted Friday that Tiga's arrival followed Komodo dragon Kristika's departure as ...

The world's largest living lizard, the Komodo dragon, has now been classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List. Experts believe the cause of the species' endangerment stems from climate change.

SAN ANTONIO — A Komodo dragon who entertained and educated visitors to the San Antonio Zoo for 25 years has died. The zoo posted on Facebook Tuesday evening that Bubba was 28 years old, making him ...