Friendty, NZP's Komodo Dragon

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Summary

One of the two Komodo Dragons in the National Zoological Park's Reptile House. Friendty is six-and-a half feet long and weighs 30.8 lbs. at the time of this photograph. Both dragons were a gift from the Government of Indonesia to the people of the United States.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Featured in TORCH, September 1988

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 5, Folder: September 1988

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1988

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Animals
  • Zoos
  • Friendty (Animal)
  • Endangered ecosystems
  • Gifts
  • Komodo dragon
  • Endangered species

Place

Indonesia

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Animal, candid

ID Number

96-1372

Physical description

Color: Black and white; Size: 10w x 4h; Type of Image: Animal, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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