Komodo Dragon Gives Birth to Three Hatchlings Without a Male Partner

NBC2 ^ | Monday, March 9th 2020

[Repeal The 17th]

Yeah...
That’s what Mrs. Komodo told Mr. Komodo...

[Paladin2]

"...the offsprings should be genetic clones of mom."

That would be my first guess, but there are critters that can apparently change sex somehow so maybe mom is not just a mom....

[daler]

“Wow. Komodo Dragons are already dangerous.”

The Komodo Dragon is the world’s largest living lizard.

It is a ferocious carnivore, and one swipe of it’s gigantic tail can render an enemy senseless.

(Source: Bob & Ray, ca. 1970)

[wildcard_redneck]

Females reproducing without a male sexual partner is a common strategy of island species like the Komodo dragon.

This is an animal that Florida needs, a land alligator!

[Zhang Fei]

[This is an animal that Florida needs, a land alligator! ]

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This is a critter Australia needs. It’s already got so many dangerous reptiles, one more couldn’t hurt. And they could use the company.

[silverleaf]

Have they applied for welfare?

[mistfree]

“It’s different in komodo dragons. Females have W and Z chromosome. Males have two Zs. If mom produces two Z gametes, which she can, and they merge, voila... ZZ = male offspring.”

As a biology major I’m impressed I didn’t know that, and I love esoteric facts like that. Thanks

[IrishBrigade]

‘If it is true parthenogenesis, the offsprings should be genetic clones of mom.’

like the man said in St George and the Dragon Net, ‘you see one dragon, you’ve seen ‘em all...’

[ApplegateRanch]

Thanks for the explanation, since I was always taught that parthenogenesis could only produce female offspring.

[KarlInOhio]

They know the father was a travelling insurance salesman and Geico is paying a lot of money to keep it out of the news.

[mad_as_he$$]

lol.....

[FreedomPoster]

What a coincidence!

[Yaelle]

She might be lying.

[Yaelle]

Omg funny

[FreedomPoster]

[EvilCapitalist]

Sounds a little like Mrs. Cartman in South Park.

[sasquatch]

Bill Clinton was seen leaving the scene a short time ago.

[Bommer]

Maybe she got pregnant getting the Komodovirus?

[TBP]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqpmJ-VmmpM

http://www.radioplayerswest.org/Scripts/Bob_and_Ray/Komodo_Dragon_Expert.pdf

[Kriggerel]

Reptiles don’t have a Y Chromosome. Or an X for that matter. It’s a different setup, like with birds. They have W and Z chromosomes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZW_sex-determination_system