As if komodo dragons weren't amazing enough, these giant lizards literally have teeth of iron. A new study of these formidable predators' chompers has revealed concentrated deposits of iron along the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As if Komodo dragons weren’t formidable enough, it turns out that their razor-sharp teeth are capped with iron for longevity.

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Komodo dragon teeth are ironclad. Literally. The serrated edges and tips of the reptiles’ razor-sharp chompers are lined with a layer of iron, researchers report July 24 in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

If Komodo dragons weren't terrifying enough already, researchers accidentally discovered that their razor sharp, serrated teeth are coated in metal. Reading time 2 minutes Should you need another ...

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The Komodo dragon, one of the planet’s fiercest reptiles, reinforces its teeth with an iron cap – and researchers think some dinosaurs may have had this adaptation too. Komodo dragons (Varanus ...

Kilat, the largest living lizard at the Toronto Metro Zoo, like other members of his species (Varanus komodoensis), truly deserves to be called the Komodo dragon. His impressive size and the way he ...