The history of some Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis) captured on Rintja in 1927

In June 1927 five Komodo Dragons were received in European zoological gardens, viz., one in the Amsterdam Zoo, one in the Rotterdam Zoo, one in the Berlin Aquarium, and two in the London Zoo. These, with two specimens sent to the Surabaja zoological garden and five which died before reaching their destination, were captured by my late grandfather, H. R.
Rookmaaker, in 1927.