Virgin dragon to give birth this Christmas
mongabay.com
December 20, 2006
A virgin Komodo dragon will give birth to offspring this Christmas (or thereabouts) at the Chester Zoo in Britain according to researchers.
![]() Komodo dragon in Indonesia. Photo by Rhett Butler |
The ability to conceive without a mate has important conservation implications for a species that is today limited to a few remote islands in Indonesia. Scientists say only about 4,000 dragons remain in the wild, putting the species at risk in a region where natural disasters like tsunami or a disease outbreak could easily cause extinction.
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