Tag: Komodo

Komodo Dragons’ Nightmare Iron-Tipped Teeth Are a Reptilian FirstReptile teeth have long been considered simple and cheap because the animals ...

Pigmented cutting edges in V. komodoensis teeth. Credit: Nature Ecology & Evolution (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02477-7 Scientists have discovered that the ...

Komodo dragons’ teeth contain concentrated iron at their tips, keeping them razor-sharp, akin to the teeth of meat-eating dinosaurs, providing ...

Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) are the largest living predatory lizards and their serrated, curved and blade-shaped teeth make them valuable ...