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Zoo celebrates virgin birth of Komodo dragons
Mother never even exposed to males; breakthrough raises scientists hopes
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.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16784022/
Ha, fooled you; I'll bet you thought this thread was about something else. Although, this is fairly weird.
Mother never even exposed to males; breakthrough raises scientists hopes
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.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16784022/

Ha, fooled you; I'll bet you thought this thread was about something else. Although, this is fairly weird.