Monday, January 29, 2007

Can a Panda do This?

Not likely! But it would be nice if more endangered species could spontaneously reproduce. Here's a cool blog post about how Flora the Komodo dragon gave birth - never having been exposed to a male dragon. Full story here.

About 70 reptile species including snakes and lizards are known to reproduce asexually in a process known as parthenogenesis. But Flora’s virginal conception, and that of another Komodo dragon in April at the London Zoo, are the first documented in Komodo dragons.



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