The Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin is mourning the loss of a long-time resident. Rajah, a male Komodo dragon, passed away on Sept. 15, just weeks before his 28th birthday. For more than 18 years, Rajah ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Akron Zoo is taking a closer look at an incident involving one of its two Komodo dragons. According to a statement on the Ohio ...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - An employee at the Akron Zoo is currently recovering at home after being bitten by one of the park’s Komodo dragons earlier this month, according to a news ...

Rajah, a male Komodo dragon who was a familiar presence at the zoo for nearly two decades, died Tuesday, weeks shy of his ...

Komodo dragons are among the most feared predators on Earth, but few people expected one of them to attack a high-profile ...

Reptile Discovery Center staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Murphy, a 26-year-old male Komodo ...

The Memphis Zoo shared this photo of the Komodo dragon after the shoe was removed on May 15. Facebook screengrab Someone tossed a shoe at a Komodo dragon in the Memphis Zoo, and the giant lizard ...

Another Komodo dragon was also injured in the incident at the Akron Zoo Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue and wildlife.