Komodo Jesus! (well, 5 of em)

Zambini · January 24th, 2007

5 Komodo dragons born at British zoo - Yahoo! News

Quote:

MANCHESTER, England - A British zoo announced Wednesday the virgin birth of five Komodo dragons, giving scientists new hope for the captive breeding of the endangered species.

In an evolutionary twist, the newborns' eight-year-old mother Flora shocked staff at Chester Zoo in northern England when she became pregnant without ever having a male partner or even being exposed to the opposite sex.

Whoa! Didn't know that could happen with mammals/reptiles/species with 2 sexes.

If it is real, that is.

Dread · January 25th, 2007

It's not so exciting once you realize one of the Zoo Keepers is into Komodo's...

Then it all starts to make sense.

The babies will all come out looking like Ralph the Zoo Keeper.

Redleg · January 25th, 2007

Not sure, but I think the term is called asexual? Some reptiles can do this to prevent extinction. Hell, alligators can even change theirs, if I'm not mistaken.

Redleg

Zambini · January 25th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dread

It's not so exciting once you realize one of the Zoo Keepers is into Komodo's...

Then it all starts to make sense.

The babies will all come out looking like Ralph the Zoo Keeper.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redleg

Not sure, but I think the term is called asexual? Some reptiles can do this to prevent extinction. Hell, alligators can even change theirs, if I'm not mistaken.

Redleg

Oh, well if thats common I am unimpressed again.

wtcnbrwndo4u · January 25th, 2007

It's common. Doesn't amaze me.

January 25th, 2007	#2
Dread Jumpmaster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lansing, KS Posts: 614	Re: Komodo Jesus! (well, 5 of em) It's not so exciting once you realize one of the Zoo Keepers is into Komodo's... Then it all starts to make sense. The babies will all come out looking like Ralph the Zoo Keeper. AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo @2211.3 MHz MS-7125 Rev 1.0 nForce4 K8N-Neo4 Plat Phoenix 6.00 PG 05/22/2006 BIOS 2 x OCZ4001024PF 1 GB PC3200/400 3-3-3-8 2T nVidia XFX GF8800GT 512 DX9c Samsung SyncMaster 930B 1 x WD800JB / 2 x WD2000JD HP DVD640 OCZ 520ADJ SLI PSU

January 25th, 2007	#3
Redleg 155 concussions feel good Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Highlands of Inverness, no, not Scotland, Florida Posts: 195	Re: Komodo Jesus! (well, 5 of em) Not sure, but I think the term is called asexual? Some reptiles can do this to prevent extinction. Hell, alligators can even change theirs, if I'm not mistaken. Redleg

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