Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) large males on the move, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) lithe and well camouflaged babies spend much time evading attention from predatory adults, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) large male walking towards camera, Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) yawning juvenile, Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) juvenile portrait, Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Mark Jones / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) large male in typical dry monsoon forest habitat, Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) large male basking, Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Mike Potts / Komodo dragon {Varanus komodoensis} Komodo Is, Indonesia

BARBARA TODD / Komodo dragon sniffs ground with tongue {Varanus komodoensis} Komodo Is, Indonesia

Jurgen Freund / Komodo dragon in village, (Varanusus komodoensis) Indonesi

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon claws, Komodo Is (Varanus komodoensis) Indonesia

Eric Baccega / Komodo dragon climbing tree {Varanus komodoensis} Komodo Is, Indonesia

Eric Baccega / Komodo dragon, male {Varanus komodoensis} Komodo Is, Indonesi

Eric Baccega / Komodo dragon, male with tongue extended {Varanus komodoensis} Komodo Is, Indonesia

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon female rests after digging nest for eggs in megapode mound (V. komodoensis)

Jurgen Freund / Komodo dragon on Komodo Island (Varanus komodoensis) Indonesia

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon female making nest hole in megapode mound (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Is,

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon female making nest hole in megapode mound (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Is,

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon female on megapode mound (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Is

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon males scavenging buffalo carcass (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Is

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon female on megapode mound (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Is Indonesia

Eric Baccega / Komodo dragon, male {Varanus komodoensis} Komodo Is, Indonesi

Jurgen Freund / Komodo dragon on Komodo Island, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Komodo dragon drinking, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon juvenile scavenging water buffalo carcass, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon males scavenging water buffalo carcass (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Island, Indonesia

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon scavenging Sunfish found dead on beach, Komodo island, Indonesia

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon hatchling emerging, Komodo Island, Indonesia. Eggs are laid underground, in this case under a megapode mound, and so hatchlings have to dig themselves out.

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon hatching from egg (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Is Indonesia. Eggs are laid underground, here under megapode mound.

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon males scavenging (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Island, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) in grass, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) walking, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) looking around, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Stephen Belcher / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Stephen Belcher / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) pair on beach, Komodo Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Stephen Belcher / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) pair on beach, Komodo Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Stephen Belcher / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) on beach, Komodo Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Stephen Belcher / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) walking along shoreline, Komodo Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Stephen Belcher / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) on shoreline, Komodo Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Stephen Belcher / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) walking, Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Norbert Wu / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), vulnerable species, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Jurgen Freund / Komodo Dragon smelling air with tongue (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) juvenile keeping a lookout for aggressive adults, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) large males in sun dappled monsoon forest, dry season, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) patrolling regular haunts through monsoon forest, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) large males basking on sun baked ground, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) drinking from small seep in dry season, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) two large males basking in sun, Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) large male in monsoon forest, Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) large males basking, Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Tui De Roy / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) large male basking, Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Mitsuaki Iwago / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) walking through grass, Komodo National Park, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon scavenging carcass(Varanus komodoensis) Indonesia Komodo Island.

Jurgen Freund / Komodo Dragon faeces, Komodo Is (Varanus komodoensis)

Conrad Maufe / Komodo dragons {Varanus komodoensis} feeding on Buffalo Rinca Island, Komodo Is.

Michael Pitts / Komodo dragon female on megapode mound (Varanus komodoensis) Komodo Is

Jurgen Freund / Komodo dragon on beach {Varanus komodoensis} Komodo Is