Overview

• The hatchlings emerged after 188 to 204 days of artificial incubation at a constant 31°C, the zoo announced Tuesday.
• Leipzig says this is only the second successful Komodo dragon breeding in Germany since 2021.
• The juveniles will be shown to visitors starting Saturday in the renovated terrarium at Gondwanaland.
• Because the species practices cannibalism, the young dragons are being kept separate from adult animals.
• Komodo dragons live naturally on a few Indonesian islands, and while kept in 33 European zoos and 108 worldwide, successful reproduction remains uncommon.