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| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 |
| Mother never even exposed to males; breakthrough raises scientists’ hopes
Phil Noble / Reuters
A baby Komodo dragon is held by a zoo keeper after hatching at the Chester Zoo in northern England on Monday. The baby dragon is from a clutch of eggs laid by the zoo's female dragon Flora that were fertilized without the help of a male partner. Flora has never mated, or even mixed, with a male dragon.
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Updated: 2:05 p.m. ET Jan 24, 2007
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.
“Flora is oblivious to the excitement she has caused but we are delighted to say she is now a mum and dad,” said a delighted Kevin Buley, the zoo’s curator of lower vertebrates and invertebrates.
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