The Saint Louis Zoo's new Komodo dragon will make his public debut in one week. Charlie is 7 years old and still growing!

Charlie is a six-year-old male and is the first Komodo dragon resident at the zoo’s new habitat for the species. “Komodo ...

Komodo dragons are one of the planet’s most fascinating species, and these hatchlings represent a hopeful future for the ...

Read on for some chilling curiosities from the creatures of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

ZooTampa welcomed two Komodo dragons after they hatched in September, marking a significant milestone in conservation efforts. TAMPA, Fla. — ZooTampa staff are welcoming two new animals after the ...

TAMPA, Fla. - Hope for the endangered Komodo dragon has gained new life at ZooTampa at Lowry Park, where two of the world’s largest lizards have successfully hatched. The birth marks only the second ...

Komodo dragons are one of the only animals able to reproduce without male fertilisation. This is due to a process of asexual reproduction known as parthenogenesis. This was only discovered in 2006, ...

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. Charlie, a 6-year-old Komodo ...

Leipzig Zoo has welcomed the rare hatching of Komodo dragon babies after more than six months of incubation. The species is considered endangered, and successful breeding is uncommon in Europe.

The Honolulu Zoo is bidding a somber farewell to one of its most storied inhabitants. Doc, the venerable Komodo dragon, has died at age 32, an impressive tenure considering his species typically lives ...