A muscular carnivore armed with sharp teeth, Varanus komodoensis dines on prey as large as deer, wild boar, and water buffalo. As formidable as the Komodo dragon seems, it’s very much at risk.
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter, a young Komodo dragon named Onyx ... take down prey as large as a water buffalo, but that kind of attack ...