Parthenogenesis in Komodo dragons | Biaza
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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/QuotePuzzleheaded638 on 2024-09-18 04:23:44.

Original Title: TIL Komodo dragons can have so-called virgin births. As well as mating with males the species is parthenogenetic: in other words, the females can lay fertile eggs without any input from males. This will only reproduce identical young, however. For the species to continue to adapt, it needs to mate.