Zoos exhibiting Komodo Dragons
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Australia Zoo, Queensland
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Australia Zoo, the home of the world famous Steve Erwin, have probably the most impressive collection of reptiles in Australia, including five Komodo Dragons (Lulu, Ora, Fatboy, Alice and Slim). Slim is the only Komodo Dragon on display. Visit Resource >>
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Denver Zoo
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Denver Zoo is a popular US zoo in 80 acres in Denver's City Park. Denver Zoo has a Komodo Dragon on exhibit. Visit Resource >>
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Fort Worth Zoo
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This oldest continuous zoo site in Texas, founded in 1909. Fort Worth Zoo has two adult male Komodo Dragons in a 3,400 square-foot enclosure. Visit Resource >>
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Honolulu Zoo
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Honolulu Zoo has two mature Komodo Dragon's on loan from the US National Zoo in Washington D.C., named Doc (male) and TW (female). In September 2000, six of seven eggs hatched, giving the zoo a further three males and three females. Visit Resource >>
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London Zoo
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Sir David Attenborough officially opened London Zoo's Komodo Dragon House on July 12, 2004 as part of the European Conservation Breeding Program. The breeding program suffered a disaster on August 18, 2004 when the female Komodo, Nina (recently arrived from Miami), died from internal injuries from a fall sustained after managing to scale a seven foot tall partition between her enclosure and that of male Komodo, Raja, now the sole exhibit (Tweedie, 2004). Visit Resource >>
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Miami Metro Zoo
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In 1998, the Komodo Dragons at Miami Metro Zoo produced 27 live hatchlings. At the time this was only the third instance of Komodo Dragons being bred outside of Indonesia. These hatchlings have made their way to other zoos in North America and Europe. Ron Magill, goodwill ambassador from the zoo, has also showcased Komodo Dragon's on the David Letterman Show and CBS's the Early Show. The zoo has also funded studies on the genetics of wild dragons in the Komodo National Park (Magill, 2004). Visit Resource >>
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Saint Louis Zoo
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Saint Louis Zoo has two Komodo Dragons, one on exhibit and one off exhibit. Visit Resource >>
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San Diego Zoo
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San Diego has a female Komodo Dragon at the south end of the Zoo's reptile house. Visit Resource >>
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Smithsonian, National Zoological Park - Washington D.C.
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Komodo Dragons hatched for the first time outside of Indonesia at the Smithsonian in 1992. More than 50 Dragon's have been born at the National Zoo and many other zoo's Komodo Dragons have come from these offspring. The National Zoo has several Komodo Dragons on display. Visit Resource >>
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Taronga and Western Plains Zoos - Sydney
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Taronga Zoo's Serpentaria has one large male Komodo Dragon called Tuka, named after the Flores village where he was caught. Tuka has been at Taronga since 1992 and had been in an Indonesian Zoo for 10 years before that. Visit Resource >>
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Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle
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The zoo has two Komodo Dragon's, an adult male and a juvenile female in separate exhibits. The zoo's website also has plenty of information and some fun material for children. Visit Resource >>
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