The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the largest reptile on the planet. These massive monitor lizards can grow to over 10 feet in length and weigh upwards of 300 pounds. They are classified as ...
ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Zoo has welcomed a new resident this fall — a six-year-old male Komodo dragon named Charlie. He will be the first of his species to live at the Zoo in more than 12 years ...
Using tongues so long Gene Simmons would be green with envy, the Komodo dragons slowly explored their new digs at the Nashville Zoo Tuesday. Funds for the enclosure — the largest in the Americas — ...
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 ...
Charlie dragon gets his name from Zoo Director Emeritus Charles Hoessle. Dragons like him can grow to 10 ft in length and 300 ...
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 ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Last month, the Nashville Zoo welcomed two Komodo dragons into the world. The Nashville Zoo has housed Komodo dragons since 2014, but these are the first hatchlings. The ...