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Komodo dragons are the largest living lizard in the world, of over 3,000 lizard species. Females measure up to 6 feet in length and males measure up to 10 feet in length. Females can weigh up to 155 ...

Zoo officials said male Komodo dragons usually live about 20 years, which made Doc one of the oldest recorded members of the largest and fiercest lizard species in the world. He was hatched in 1992.

STATE WILL ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE FACILITIES. THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK SOCIETY, SENDING ONE OF THE ZOO’S REPTILE KEEPERS TO THE INDONESIAN ISLAND OF KOMODO TO AID IN CONSERVATION FOR THE ENDANGERED ...