
Komodo Dragon Dies at Smithsonian Zoo
Reptile Discovery Center staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Murphy, a 26-year-old male Komodo dragon who died Dec. 23, 2024. The median life expectancy for male Komodo dragons in human care is about 20 years. The Reptile Discovery Center team fondly…