The Komodo Island ranger-guides explore for dragons with wooden defense prongs. Komodo Island is home to the menacing-looking dragon. KOMODO ISLAND, Indonesia — I’m on a speedboat in central ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia --An Indonesian national park official says a Komodo dragon has bitten an overly inquisitive tourist who ignored warnings about getting too close to the enormous reptile while ...

The island, which is home to the world's largest lizard, will be off limits to tourists for a year in hopes of increasing the Komodo dragon population.

In this Tuesday, April 28, 2009 file photo, a Komodo dragon yawns on Rinca island, Indonesia. An Indonesian national park official says a Komodo dragon has bitten an overly inquisitive tourist who ...

What better place for a scientist studying the Komodo dragon to go than the reptile's namesake destination — Komodo Island.Phillip Mahew, a Komodo dragon keeper at the Albuquerque BioPark and ...

Discover the raw power and mesmerizing beauty of Indonesia, a vast and vibrant archipelago shaped by fire and teeming with life. This documentary takes you on an unforgettable journey through a land ...

Tourist company workers in Indonesia have gone on strike after authorities imposed a dramatic surge in ticket prices to view the country’s famous Komodo dragons. Indonesia has around 3,300 rare ...

FILE PHOTO: A Komodo dragon walks at the Komodo National Park in Komodo island, Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo ...

Hunkered in the shade of a tree, the male dragon displays the cold insolence that comes from being the king of Komodo. The same island said to have inspired King Kong.

The island, which is home to the world's largest lizard, will be off limits to tourists for a year in hopes of increasing the Komodo dragon population.