The Komodo Dragon: The Last Living Dragon Has a Secret

The Komodo dragon is the closest thing to a real dragon left on Earth, and the truth about it is far stranger than any legend. Every culture has dragon myths, but only one real animal truly earns the name. In this episode of Creature Expo, we meet the world's largest living lizard: how it was unknown to Western science until around 1910, how it actually kills its prey, how that discovery overturned a “fact” repeated for decades, how a female can produce young with no male at all, and why this living legend is now endangered. The dragons of our stories never needed saving. This one does. CHAPTERS 0:00 The Last Real Dragon 1:30 Discovered in 1910 3:00 The Largest Lizard Alive 4:30 How It Hunts 6:00 The Bite Science Got Wrong 8:30 Fatherless Birth 10:00 A Survivor of Giants 12:00 The Dragon That Needs Saving A few things you'll learn: Why the scientific world only found out about the Komodo dragon about a century ago The truth behind its deadly bite, and the myth scientists believed for years How a female Komodo dragon can have babies without a mate Why it may be the last survivor of an ancient line of giant lizards The reason this fearsome predator now needs our protection Which creature should we explore next? Drop your pick in the comments, and subscribe so you don't miss the next Creature Expo. #KomodoDragon #CreatureExpo #Wildlife #Animals #RealDragon #AnimalFacts