The period of Komodo breeding does not require males

Researchers writing reports in Nature report that this is an extremely unusual phenomenon in the Komodo daemon and may be a new variation. Living at Chester Zoo in England, Komodo named Flora is one of the two komodo here.

Two cases of Komodo daisies have been found to reproduce singly (Photo: BBC)

In May, Flora laid 15 fertilized eggs. A few of them are broken and DNA tests show that embryos in these eggs are only derived from Flora.

Garden experts have speculated that Flora has fertilized her eggs through a simple process, which means eggs become embryos without sperm of the male. This phenomenon occurs for some species of reptiles and fish.

Eight eggs that Flora gave birth to calculate will hatch in early January. Meanwhile, a Komodo living in a London zoo called Sungai this year also gave birth to four children, and there was no male intervention.

Later Sungai also had a relationship with a male and gave birth in the usual way. This suggests that the Komodo daisies can switch from one type of breed to another depending on whether there are males or not.

Scientists are not entirely sure whether the Komodo daisies have this ability or this is a new development. Komodo lizards are the largest in the world. Although there are no carnivorous opponents, there are only 4,000 daisies in the world.