Juanito, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, rests in a terrarium in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Drakaris, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, rests in a terrarium in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Drakaris, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, rests in a terrarium in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Fenix, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, rest in a terrarium in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Fenix, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, rest in a terrarium in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Embum, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, rests in a terrarium in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Embum, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, rests in a terrarium in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Ora, 13, a female Komodo dragon, mother of five one-month-old baby Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, rests in a terrarium in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Ora, 13, a female Komodo dragon, mother of five one-month-old baby Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, rests in a terrarium in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Saya, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, rest in a terrarium in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Milagros Robledo, 43, a caretaker, and Jesus Recuero, a veterinarian, take measurements of Juanito, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, during a veterinary review in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Milagros Robledo, 43, a caretaker, and Jesus Recuero, a veterinarian, take a saliva sample from Juanito, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, during a veterinary review in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Milagros Robledo, 43, a caretaker, holds Juanito, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, during a veterinary review in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

Milagros Robledo, 43, a caretaker, holds Juanito, a one-month-old baby Komodo dragon, one of the five Komodo dragons born at Bioparc Fuengirola, during a veterinary review in Fuengirola, southern Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca 

A Komodo Dragon is seen in Komodo National Park, Indonesia April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein 

A Komodo Dragon is seen in Komodo National Park, Indonesia, April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein 

A Komodo dragon, named Ganas, attempts to eat a raw egg at London Zoo in London, Britain, March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A Komodo dragon, named Ganas, eats a raw egg at London Zoo in London, Britain, March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Nada the Komodo dragon stands in his enclosure in Europe's biggest freshwater aquarium Aquatis, due to open October 21, in Lausanne, Switzerland October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse 

Komodo dragons eat meat inside their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, January 16, 2016. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Komodo dragons eat meat inside their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, January 16, 2016. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Komodo dragons eat meat inside their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, January 16, 2016. REUTERS/David W Cerny TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Komodo dragons eat meat inside their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, January 16, 2016. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Komodo dragons eat meat inside their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, January 16, 2016. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Raja, a Komodo Dragon, bites a carved pumpkin during a Halloween-themed media event at the London Zoo October 30, 2012. Raja appears as himself in the latest James Bond film "Skyfall." REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT ANNIVERSARY) 

A reptile curator holds two ten-day-old baby Komodo dragons at Prague Zoo August 9, 2012. The Prague Zoo is and has been successful at breeding the Komodo dragon, known as the largest living species of lizard, which grows to a maximum length of 3 metres and weighs up to around 70 kilograms. REUTERS/Petr Josek (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A reptile curator holds a ten-day-old baby Komodo dragon at Prague Zoo August 9, 2012. The Prague Zoo is and has been successful at breeding the Komodo dragon, known as the largest living species of lizard, which grows to a maximum length of 3 metres and weighs up to around 70 kilograms. REUTERS/Petr Josek (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Young visitors observe a ten-day-old baby Komodo dragon held by a reptile curator at Prague Zoo August 9, 2012. The Prague Zoo is and has been successful at breeding the Komodo dragon, known as the largest living species of lizard, which grows to a maximum length of 3 metres and weighs up to around 70 kilograms. REUTERS/Petr Josek (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A reptile curator holds a ten-day-old baby Komodo dragon at Prague Zoo August 9, 2012. The Prague Zoo is and has been successful at breeding the Komodo dragon, known as the largest living species of lizard, which grows to a maximum length of 3 metres and weighs up to around 70 kilograms. REUTERS/Petr Josek (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A zookeeper takes the footprint of Komodo dragon "Tuka" at Taronga Zoo in Sydney June 27, 2012. Keepers at Taronga Zoo have been collecting the footprints of almost 4,000 animals to make their mark and pledge their support for for the wild, and the zoo announced its commitment to an elephant protection project in Thailand's Kui Buri National Park. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

"Tuka", a Komodo dragon, sticks out its tongue next to its footprint at Taronga Zoo in Sydney June 27, 2012. Keepers at Taronga Zoo have been collecting the footprints of almost 4,000 animals to make their mark and pledge their support for for the wild, and announced its commitment to an elephant protection project in Thailand's Kui Buri National Park. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A Komodo dragon walks at the Komodo National Park in Komodo island, Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province October 4, 2011. Former Indonesia vice president Jusuf Kalla has been appointed as the island ambassador to campaign for the island's recognition as a New 7 Wonders of Nature. The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. A member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae), it is the largest living specie of lizard, growing to a maximum length of three metres and weighing up to 70 kilograms. Picture taken October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

A Komodo dragon walks at the Komodo National Park in Komodo island, Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province October 4, 2011. Former Indonesia vice president Jusuf Kalla has been appointed as the island ambassador to campaign for the island's recognition as a New 7 Wonders of Nature. The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. A member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae), it is the largest living specie of lizard, growing to a maximum length of three metres and weighing up to 70 kilograms. Picture taken October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

A Komodo dragon walks at the Komodo National Park in Komodo island, Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province October 4, 2011. Former Indonesia vice president Jusuf Kalla has been appointed as the island ambassador to campaign for the island's recognition as a New 7 Wonders of Nature. The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. A member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae), it is the largest living specie of lizard, growing to a maximum length of three metres and weighing up to 70 kilograms. Picture taken October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Former Indonesia vice president Jusuf Kalla (L) and his wife stand near a Komodo dragon during a visit to the Komodo National Park in Komodo island, Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province October 4, 2011. Jusuf Kalla has been appointed as the island ambassador to campaign for the island's recognition as a New 7 Wonders of Nature. The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. A member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae), it is the largest living specie of lizard, growing to a maximum length of three metres and weighing up to 70 kilograms. Picture taken October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Former Indonesia vice president Jusuf Kalla (L) and his wife walk beside a park ranger during a visit to the Komodo National Park in Komodo island, Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province October 4, 2011. Jusuf Kalla has been appointed as the island ambassador to campaign for the island's recognition as a New 7 Wonders of Nature. The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. A member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae), it is the largest living specie of lizard, growing to a maximum length of three metres and weighing up to 70 kilograms. Picture taken October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Former Indonesia vice president Jusuf Kalla speaks to reporters during a visit to the Komodo National Park in Indonesia's Komodo island October 4, 2011. Jusuf Kalla has been appointed as the island ambassador to campaign for the island's recognition as a New 7 Wonders of Nature. The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. A member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae), it is the largest living specie of lizard, growing to a maximum length of three metres and weighing up to 70 kilograms. Picture taken October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Komodo dragons walk at the Komodo National Park in Indonesia's Komodo island October 4, 2011. Former Indonesia vice president Jusuf Kalla has been appointed as the island ambassador to campaign for the island's recognition as a New 7 Wonders of Nature. The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. A member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae), it is the largest living specie of lizard, growing to a maximum length of three metres and weighing up to 70 kilograms. Picture taken October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Komodo dragons are seen on Indonesia's Rinca island in Komodo National Park April 26, 2009. Less than 2,500 of these giant lizards inhabit the four islands -- Komodo, Rinca, Gili Motang and Nusa Kode -- in the park, and they do not exist anywhere else on earth. Picture taken April 26, 2009. REUTERS/Tan Shung Sin (INDONESIA ANIMALS) 

Five-day-old Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis) play in a breeding centre in Surabaya's zoo in Indonesia's East Java province March 24, 2009. About 39 Komodo Dragon babies have hatched this year in Surabaya, a zoo keeper said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas (INDONESIA SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Adult Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis) play in a breeding centre in Surabaya's zoo in Indonesia's East Java province March 24, 2009. About 39 Komodo Dragon babies have hatched this year in Surabaya, a zoo keeper said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas (INDONESIA SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

A zoo keeper holds a one-day-old Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) in a breeding centre in Surabaya's zoo in Indonesia's East Java province March 24, 2009. About 39 Komodo Dragon babies have hatched this year in Surabaya, a zoo keeper said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas (INDONESIA SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

A Fijian Crested Iguana sits on the head of a statue of a Komodo Dragon at Taronga Zoo in Sydney during an announcement of a funding boost for their conservation June 19, 2008. Only a few wild populations remain of the endangered iguana which is found on a several Fijian islands. The species faces possible extinction due to habitat destruction and competition from introduced species. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA) 

Komodo dragons are seen in Surabaya Zoo March 13, 2008. A zoo in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya has succeeded in hatching Komodo dragons, the largest living species of lizard for the second time outside their natural habitat. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas (INDONESIA) 

A zookeeper holds three-day-old newborn Komodo dragons in Surabaya Zoo March 13, 2008. A zoo in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya has succeeded in hatching Komodo dragons, the largest living species of lizard for a second time outside their natural habitat. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas (INDONESIA) 

Five day-old newborn Komodo dragons are seen in Surabaya Zoo March 13, 2008. A zoo in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya has succeeded in hatching Komodo dragons, the largest living species of lizard for a second time outside their natural habitat. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas (INDONESIA) 

A baby Komodo dragon is held by a keeper after hatching at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England January 22, 2007. The baby dragon is from a clutch of eggs laid by the zoo's female dragon Flora that were fertilised without the help of a male partner because Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) 

A baby Komodo dragon pokes its head from the egg as it hatches at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England, January 22, 2007. The baby dragon is from a clutch of eggs laid by the zoo's female dragon Flora that were fertilised without the help of a male partner because Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) 

A baby Komodo dragon is held by a keeper after hatching at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England, January 22, 2007. The baby dragon is from a clutch of eggs laid by the zoo's female dragon Flora that were fertilised without the help of a male partner because Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon. Picture taken January 22, 2007. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) 

A baby Komodo dragon is seen at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England January 22, 2007. The baby dragon is from a clutch of eggs laid by the zoo's female dragon Flora that were fertilised without the help of a male partner because Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon. Picture taken January 22, 2007. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) 

A baby Komodo dragon is held by a keeper after hatching at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England, January 22, 2007. The baby dragon is from a clutch of eggs laid by the zoo's female dragon Flora that were fertilised without the help of a male partner because Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon. Picture taken January 22, 2007. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) 

A baby Komodo dragon pokes its head from an egg as it hatches at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England, January 22, 2007. The baby dragon is from a clutch of eggs laid by the zoo's female dragon Flora that were fertilised without the help of a male partner because Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon. Picture taken January 22, 2007. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) 

A baby Komodo dragon is held by a keeper after hatching at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England, January 22, 2007. The baby dragon is from a clutch of eggs laid by the zoo's female dragon Flora that were fertilised without the help of a male partner because Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon. Picture taken January 22, 2007. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) 

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Two eggs are displayed that were laid by female Komodo Dragon Flora at Chester zoo in Chester, northern England, December 15, 2006. Flora, a pregnant Komodo dragon living in a British zoo, is expecting eight babies. All of the eggs she is hatching were fertilised without the help of a male partner because Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon. "Nobody in their wildest dreams expected this. But you have a female dragon on her own. She produces a clutch of eggs and those eggs turn out to be fertile. It is nature finding a way," Kevin Buley, of the Chester Zoo in England, said in an interview. He said the incubating eggs could hatch around Christmas. Picture taken December 15, 2006 REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) 

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Senior reptile keeper Matt Swatman shows two eggs laid by female Komodo Dragon Flora at Chester zoo in Chester, northern England, December 15 2006. Flora, a pregnant Komodo dragon living in a British zoo, is expecting eight babies. All of the eggs she is hatching were fertilised without the help of a male partner because Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon. "Nobody in their wildest dreams expected this. But you have a female dragon on her own. She produces a clutch of eggs and those eggs turn out to be fertile. It is nature finding a way," Kevin Buley, of the Chester Zoo in England, said in an interview. He said the incubating eggs could hatch around Christmas. Picture taken December 15, 2006. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) 

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Chester Zoo's female Komodo Dragon Flora walks through her enclosure at the zoo in Chester, northern England, December 15, 2006. Flora, a pregnant Komodo dragon living in a British zoo, is expecting eight babies. All of the eggs she is hatching were fertilised without the help of a male partner because Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon. "Nobody in their wildest dreams expected this. But you have a female dragon on her own. She produces a clutch of eggs and those eggs turn out to be fertile. It is nature finding a way," Kevin Buley, of the Chester Zoo in England, said in an interview. He said the incubating eggs could hatch around Christmas. Picture taken December 15, 2006. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) 

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Chester Zoo's female Komodo Dragon Flora walks through her enclosure at the zoo in Chester, northern England, December 15 2006. Flora, a pregnant Komodo dragon living in a British zoo, is expecting eight babies. All of the eggs she is hatching were fertilised without the help of a male partner because Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon. "Nobody in their wildest dreams expected this. But you have a female dragon on her own. She produces a clutch of eggs and those eggs turn out to be fertile. It is nature finding a way," Kevin Buley, of the Chester Zoo in England, said in an interview. He said the incubating eggs could hatch around Christmas. Picture taken December 15, 2006. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN) 

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Chester Zoo's female Komodo Dragon Flora walks through her enclosure at the zoo in Chester, northern England, December 15, 2006. Flora, a pregnant Komodo dragon living in a British zoo, is expecting eight babies. All of the eggs she is hatching were fertilised without the help of a male partner because Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon. "Nobody in their wildest dreams expected this. But you have a female dragon on her own. She produces a clutch of eggs and those eggs turn out to be fertile. It is nature finding a way," Kevin Buley, of the Chester Zoo in England, said in an interview. He said the incubating eggs could hatch around Christmas. Picture taken December 15, 2006. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN)