Someone tossed a shoe at a Komodo dragon in the Memphis Zoo, and the giant lizard swallowed it whole, officials say. The Croc sailed over a glass partition on May 15 into the Dragon’s Lair display, ...

Memphis Zoo is reminding people to never throw anything into animal exhibits after a Komodo dragon required medical care ...

Kelsey J. Lawrence The Memphis Zoo's hieroglyphics-clad entryway leads to a primate habitat, bear and wolf enclosures in the Teton Trek, a nocturnal animal exhibit, a vast big cat area and the ...

A Komodo dragon at the Memphis Zoo ate a guest’s shoe after someone threw it into the exhibit, zoo officials said.

A Komodo dragon ingested a Memphis Zoo guest’s shoe after they threw it over the glass of the exhibit on Thursday, according ...

A Komodo dragon at Memphis Zoo ingested a shoe thrown by a visitor but is recovering well after veterinary intervention.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Zoo is asking city and county governments for $3 million in operational support, saying attendance has seen a “tremendous drop” due to visitors’ perception of ...

"He had an easy-going personality and was a favorite of all who met and worked with him over the years,” the Memphis Zoo said in a statement Alexis Jones is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Komodo dragon at the Memphis Zoo ate a guest’s shoe after someone threw it into the exhibit, zoo officials said. Zoo staff said a visitor tossed a shoe over the glass barrier ...