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* This can happen in some species of animals (and plants) through the various means of [[wikipedia:Asexual reproduction|asexual reproduction]], including [[wikipedia:Parthenogenesis|Parthenogenesis]]. |
* This can happen in some species of animals (and plants) through the various means of [[wikipedia:Asexual reproduction|asexual reproduction]], including [[wikipedia:Parthenogenesis|Parthenogenesis]]. |
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** Mostly in insects and suchlike, but the largest creature capable of this (in extremis; mostly it uses normal sexual reproduction) is the komodo dragon. Imagine that. They do not need males to breed, just resources. And they're three-metre long armoured lizards. Be very afraid... |
** Mostly in insects and suchlike, but the largest creature capable of this (in extremis; mostly it uses normal sexual reproduction) is the komodo dragon. One famous example was Flora, a female komodo dragon in the London Zoo who produced a clutch of 20 eggs despite not being near a male for two years, and all 20 eggs hatched into healthy baby komodo dragons. Imagine that. They do not need males to breed, just resources. And they're three-metre long armoured lizards. Be very afraid... |
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