With the Year of the Dragon just around the corner, we thought it fitting to pay tribute to the mythical beast at the heart of the Lunar New Year. With that in mind, we've put together a round-up of prime spots in Singapore for dragon spotting. For a glimpse of "real-life" dragons, head to the Singapore Zoo's Reptile Garden and.
Thereâs a new Komodo dragon in Knoxville. Slim, an 8-year-old male, arrived Wednesday evening from the Bronx Zoo in New York City. He is now the âKomodo in Residenceâ at Zoo Knoxvilleâs Wee Play Adventure building.
Hatched in 2012 at Memphis Zoo, Slim went to live at Bronx Zoo in New York City for a stint before returning to Tennessee. Zoo Knoxville works with a collaborative network of zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to maintain a healthy and viable population of Komodo dragons in North America. Populations are vulnerable in their native range of the islands of Indonesia. Although Komodo dragons have excellent navigation skills and athletic ability, they rarely venture out of the area they are hatched in, putting them at risk due to climate change, sea-level rise, and human threats like poaching and burning of habitat to clear it for other uses.