Komodo embryo
“A female Komodo dragon without a male Komodo dragon is like a fish without a bicycle.” – Anonymous Lesbian-separatist herpetologist.
Parthenogenesis, the production of offspring without fertilization by a male, is carried out by King Edward potatoes, bees and greenfly but is rare in vertebrate species. – Telegraph.uk.co
Virgin births excite scientists
By Roger Highfield, Science Editor
Komodo Dragon facts Last Updated: 2:03am GMT 21/12/2006
Nearly all vertebrates breed by sexual reproduction, either laying eggs or giving birth to live young. The few exceptions to this rule include animals such as North American whiptail lizards, which can breed without mating in a process known as parthenogenesis. In several species of these lizards, males have never been found. – MSN Encarta.com
