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.

As well as eating birds, pigs, deer and buffalo, dragons ... ‘land crocodile’. He set out to investigate and came back with photos and a skin. Planet Earth II: How to get a Komodo dragon ...

Komodo dragons are the largest living species of monitor lizard, averaging more than 12 stone (80kg). Native to Indonesia, they have sharp, curved teeth which they use to eat almost any kind of ...