This was only discovered in 2006, when a dragon called Flora mothered five baby dragons at Chester Zoo, despite never having been kept with a male. According to Joe Capon of London Zoo ...

Komodo Dragon vs Monitor Lizard ... Their saliva contains a mix of bacteria and venom that can cause septicemia. Many monitor lizards also possess venom glands, but their venom is generally ...

What makes it dangerous is ultimately the serrated teeth and saliva with bacteria. The Komodo dragon bites into its victim's flesh, and although the prey sometimes breaks away, very often it ...

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.

This story appears in the November 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds.