Help Us Name The NEW Komodo Dragons
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TORONTO, ON, Thursday, November 6, 2025 - Your Toronto Zoo is thrilled to announce our newest slithery residents, two four-year-old Komodo dragons!
These cold-blooded newcomers have begun settling into their habitat in the Australasia Pavilion and we invite you to give them a warm Zoo welcome on your next visit. As the largest living lizard species on Earth, Komodo dragons are powerful, fascinating, and truly unforgettable to see in person.
To celebrate their arrival, we're inviting our community to help choose their names! From now until Thursday, November 20 at 11:59 pm, you can vote for your favourite names below:
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Komodo dragons are listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with fewer than 3,500 Komodo dragons remain in the world. They face serious threats from habitat loss, climate change, and declining prey populations across their native range in Indonesia.
As part of our mission to fight extinction, your Toronto Zoo participates in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP) for Komodo dragons, ensuring healthy, genetically diverse populations and supporting global conservation efforts.
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The Toronto Zoo’s mission is to connect people, animals, conservation science, and traditional knowledge to fight extinction and our vision is a world where people, wildlife, and wild spaces thrive. An iconic tourist attraction and Conservation organization, the Toronto Zoo boasts a number of leading programs for helping wildlife and their natural habitats – from species reintroduction to reproductive research. A world-class educational centre for people of all ages, the Toronto Zoo is open every day including December 25 and attracts approximately 1.3 million guests each year.
Toronto Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The Zoo has also achieved the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) Certificate of Good Animal Practice® and is inspected by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).
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The Toronto Zoo’s mission is to connect people, animals, conservation science and traditional knowledge to fight extinction and our vision is a world where people, wildlife and wild spaces thrive.
An iconic tourist attraction and Conservation organization, the Toronto Zoo boasts a number of leading programs for helping wildlife and their natural habitats – from species reintroduction to reproductive research. A world-class educational centre for people of all ages, the Toronto Zoo is open every day including December 25 and attracts approximately 1.3 million guests each year.
Toronto Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The Zoo has also achieved the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) Certificate of Good Animal Practice® and is inspected by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA).
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