Year of the Dragon
Monday 23 January 2012
To celebrate Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, zookeepers at ZSL London Zoo treated our male komodo dragon to a tasty treat for Chinese New Year.
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All eyes are on Raja, the male komodo dragon at ZSL London Zoo, as celebrations begin for the Year of the Dragon.
Raja tucked in to a tasty meal of fish from his special version of a Chinese red envelope which is traditionally exchanged at Chinese New Year. Keepers also spruced up the dragon with a wash to see in the new year.
Watch the video of Raja to see what happened:
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Komodo dragons are the world's largest living lizards. ZSL London Zoo is home to a male and a female komodo dragon. Raja, the male, is actually very sociable for a Komodo dragon, a species that generally prefer solitary life. However, komodo dragons can also be deadly with razor-sharp teeth and toxic saliva that can fell a buffalo making them formidable predators!
