July 22nd, 2012. This area opened in 2009 and was a $25 million addition to what was already a very good aquarium. The stars of the show here (and in fact the entire facility) are two Komodo dragons in side-by-side habitats that are spacious and full of naturalistic elements. The enclosure for the male lizard has a series of glass windows at the rear of the exhibit so the lizard actually has a spectacular view of the nearby water and forested region. Indonesian finches (7 species) flit above the heads of the huge dragons and there is a pop-up bubble that is enormously popular with visitors. There are actually 3 Komodo dragons and one of them is always off-exhibit while two others rotate through the pair of habitats.
