[Breaking News]Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

NAGOYA, Japan, Aug. 22 Kyodo - A Komodo dragon, named Taro, is shown to the press at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. Public display of the endangered species will begin the following day. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

NAGOYA, Japan, Aug. 23 Kyodo - Visitors watch an endangered Komodo dragon named Taro at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2024, its first day of public display. (Kyodo)

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Visitors watch an endangered Komodo dragon named Taro at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2024, its first day of public display.

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Visitors watch an endangered Komodo dragon named Taro at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2024, its first day of public display.

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Visitors take photos of an endangered Komodo dragon named Taro at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2024, its first day of public display.

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Visitors watch an endangered Komodo dragon named Taro at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2024, its first day of public display.

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

A Komodo dragon, named Taro, is shown to the press at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. Public display of the endangered species will begin the following day.

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

A Komodo dragon, named Taro, is shown to the press at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. Public display of the endangered species will begin the following day.

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

A Komodo dragon, named Taro, is shown to the press at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. Public display of the endangered species will begin the following day.

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

A Komodo dragon, named Taro, is shown to the press at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. Public display of the endangered species will begin the following day.

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

A Komodo dragon, named Taro, is shown to the press at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. Public display of the endangered species will begin the following day.

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

A Komodo dragon, named Taro, is shown to the press at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. Public display of the endangered species will begin the following day.

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

A Komodo dragon, named Taro, is shown to the press at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. Public display of the endangered species will begin the following day.

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

A Komodo dragon, named Taro, is shown to the press at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. Public display of the endangered species will begin the following day.

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

Komodo dragon at central Japan zoo

A Komodo dragon, named Taro, is shown to the press at Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. Public display of the endangered species will begin the following day.

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-KOMODO DRAGON-BIRTHDAY

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-KOMODO DRAGON-BIRTHDAY

(220825) -- RAMAT GAN (ISRAEL), Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Komodo dragon Sha'ul is seen at the zoological center in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Aug. 25, 2022. The Komodo dragon had its 12th birthday here on Thursday. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-KOMODO DRAGON-BIRTHDAY

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-KOMODO DRAGON-BIRTHDAY

(220825) -- RAMAT GAN (ISRAEL), Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Komodo dragon Sha'ul is seen at the zoological center in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Aug. 25, 2022. The Komodo dragon had its 12th birthday here on Thursday. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

(220628) -- SURABAYA, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A zoo keeper holds a four-month-old baby Komodo dragon as part of a breeding program for the endangered lizard at the Surabaya Zoo Park in Surabaya, Indonesia, June 28, 2022. (Photo by Kurniawan/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

(220628) -- SURABAYA, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Four-month-old baby Komodo dragons are seen as part of a breeding program for the endangered lizard at the Surabaya Zoo Park in Surabaya, Indonesia, June 28, 2022. (Photo by Kurniawan/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

(220628) -- SURABAYA, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A zoo keeper holds a four-month-old baby Komodo dragon as part of a breeding program for the endangered lizard at the Surabaya Zoo Park in Surabaya, Indonesia, June 28, 2022. (Photo by Kurniawan/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

(220628) -- SURABAYA, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Four-month-old baby Komodo dragons are seen as part of a breeding program for the endangered lizard at the Surabaya Zoo Park in Surabaya, Indonesia, June 28, 2022. (Photo by Kurniawan/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

INDONESIA-SURABAYA-DRAGON KOMODO-BABY

(220628) -- SURABAYA, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A four-month-old baby Komodo dragon is seen as part of a breeding program for the endangered lizard at the Surabaya Zoo Park in Surabaya, Indonesia, June 28, 2022. (Photo by Kurniawan/Xinhua)