a zoo worker says the endangered lizards , believed to number fewer than 4 , 000 in the wild , all hatched in the latest two moons and 14 infants are still under observation . he calls it the komodo ' s most active breeding year ever at the zoo . the giant turtle first originated in the early 1980s , but the new births brought their total from 34 to 66 . the lizards dragon can grow up to 10 feet thick and weigh as much as 150 lbs . they have a bite that can be deadly and can only be encountered in the wild on the eastern dutch cities of komodo , padar and rinca .
A Komodo dragon can be 10 feet long.