Two female Komodo dragons in zoos have startled their keepers by laying viable eggs without any contribution from males.
WHERE’S PAPA? Flora is one of two zoo Komodo dragons that have laid viable eggs without mating. Inset: The fatherless child of the other solo Komodo mom works his way out of his egg.
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