Virgin Komodo Dragon Produces Five Male Hatchlings

CHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 24: Flora the virgin Komodo Dragon sits in her pen at Chester Zoo after giving birth to five baby dragons despite being a virgin on January 24, 2007, Chester, England. The Komodo dragon called Flora gave birth to 10 eggs in May so far five have hatched. Flora is now the mother and father of the babies after fertilising the eggs herself. Although other lizards reproduce this way it is the first time it has ever been recorded by a Komodo dragon.The babies will eventually grow up to three metres in length and are the world's largest lizards (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
CHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 24: Flora the virgin Komodo Dragon sits in her pen at Chester Zoo after giving birth to five baby dragons despite being a virgin on January 24, 2007, Chester, England. The Komodo dragon called Flora gave birth to 10 eggs in May so far five have hatched. Flora is now the mother and father of the babies after fertilising the eggs herself. Although other lizards reproduce this way it is the first time it has ever been recorded by a Komodo dragon.The babies will eventually grow up to three metres in length and are the world's largest lizards (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Virgin Komodo Dragon Produces Five Male Hatchlings
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Christopher Furlong / Staff
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24 January, 2007
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