12 Days of ZooLights: Komodo Dragon
Haven't made it to the National Zoo this holiday season? Catch up on what you're missing with our 12 Days of Zoo Lights
Haven't made it to the National Zoo this holiday season? Catch up on what you're missing with our 12 Days of ZooLights. From Nov. 23 to Jan. 1, the zoo presents a sparking light display featuring sculptures of many of the zoo’s most popular animals. We're sharing one with you each day.
Today's animal: Komodo dragon
Zoo Lights Debut: 2007
Number of lights in display: 276
Habitat: Komodo dragons are mostly found on Indonesian islands.
At the zoo: The zoo is home to one male komodo dragon. He is eight feet long and weighs 150 pounds.
Zoo history: The Smithsonian National Zoo became the first outside of Indonesia to hatch a komodo dragon in 1992.
Bet you didn’t know... Komodo dragons are endangered in the wild. No more than 3,000 are estimated to live in Indonesia.
