Baby Komodos Debut at Zoo Atlanta
ATLANTA - Two baby Komodo dragons are now on display at Zoo Atlanta.
Officials from Zoo Atlanta say the two baby Komodo dragons were hatched August 13 at the Los Angeles Zoo. The dragons are about a foot long but can grow up to nine feet as adults and weigh as much as 150 pounds.
Zoo Atlanta is a participant in the Komodo Dragon Species Survival Plan, but the young pair are siblings and thus are not recommended to breed, say Zoo Atlanta officials.
Komodo dragons are a native of the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Flores, Rinca and Gila Montag.
Zoo Atlanta is also home to an adult male Komodo dragon, Slasher. Slasher -- 18-years old -- has been a popular resident of the Zoos Asian Forest since 1993.
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