Komodo Dragon

A 2 m (6.6 feet) Komodo dragon explores its new surroundings at the national zoo in the South African capital of Pretoria January 31, 2006. A breeding pair of Komodo dragons arrived at the zoo as part of an exchange programme between the Pretoria Zoo and Indonesia's Surabaya Zoo. There are an estimated 2, 800 Komodo dragons left in the wilds of the Komodo and Rinca islands, off the coast of Indonesia. REUTERS/Salim Henry