As formidable as the Komodo dragon seems, it’s very much at risk. On seven Indonesian islands that are the only places the species lives in the wild, humans burn its habitat to clear land and ...

Adult dragons only have two predators — other Komodo dragons and humans. Komodo dragons are considered Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ...

And surely the first humans who saw the animals would have added: Beware! An avid hunter, the Komodo dragon can hit 12 miles an hour in short bursts. The reptiles ambush their prey, ripping open ...

The Komodo dragon, I believe, taps into our basic fears ... One problem is that water buffalo were introduced to the region by humans and have never been the dragon’s natural prey.

Komodo dragons, the world's heaviest lizards ... and kill animals with a blow of their powerful tails. Attacks on humans are rare, but Monday's incident is the latest in a series in which the ...

Compared to human teeth, Komodo dragon enamel is incredibly thin, says LeBlanc. Along the serrations the enamel is only 20 micrometers thick – about a quarter of the thickness of a human hair.

The King cobra and Komodo dragon, two of the most dangerous reptiles, each possess unique killing abilities. In a hypothetical fight, the Komodo dragon's size, strength, and tough defenses likely ...