Five Komodo dragons were born by a simple reproductive pathway

Flora - a Komodo dragon at a zoo in the UK gave birth to five monogamous reproductive dragons (no sperm needed for the male), announced by British scientists on January 24.

Scientist Kevin Buley, director of Chester Zoo, northwestern England, claims the dragon dragon Flora has never mated with the male dragon of the same species but the eggs laid in its May 2006 hatched. There are five baby dragons on 15, 17, 18, 21 and 22-1.

There are still two eggs that have not hatched in the incubator. DNA test results show that the dragon of Flora is both the mother and father of these dragons.

The dragon's reproductive phenomenon Flora is a single-form reproduction of many lizards, but this is the first time that a single reproductive animal is shown in a highly endangered animal like the Komodo dragon - the lizard species. The world's largest with size can exceed three meters.

However, due to the characteristic of the monophyllant reproduction, the male should follow the scientists, the zoo should keep the female dragon together with the male dragon to avoid the reproductive situation in this animal. .

Virgin Komodo dragon became father and mother (Photo: sciam.com)

A Komodo dragon is reproduced on a single basis (Photo: TTO)

(Photo: telecinco.es)

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