In 2006, researchers verified that female Komodo dragons can reproduce asexually through a process called parthenogenesis. When no males are present, females can still lay a viable clutch of eggs.

That was the first confirmation of parthenogenesis in captive Komodo dragons; scientists now believe it “happens very often,” says Gerardo Garcia, Chester Zoo’s curator of lower vertebrates ...

Scientists report of two cases where female Komodo dragons have produced offspring without male contact. Tests revealed their eggs had developed without being fertilised by sperm - a process called ...

When this method is the only mode of reproduction for an animal, it's called obligate parthenogenesis. Here are the 8 such animals that reproduce without mating. Komodo Dragons In 2006 ...

Parthenogenesis takes a bewildering number of forms ... In 2006, workers at two British zoos were shocked to find that their female Komodo dragons had given birth despite being isolated from males.

On opening them, staff discovered they contained embryos, and genetic fingerprinting by scientists at Liverpool University showed Flora's eggs had developed without being fertilised by sperm - a ...

In the animal kingdom, reproduction is a necessary part of species survival. Parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction where embryos develop from unfertilized eggs, has been observed in ...

When Jasper was born, DNA testing found that he and his two brothers were reproduced through parthenogenesis, a type of reproduction where a female Komodo dragon produces offspring without male ...

Mature Komodo dragons can weigh between 150-300 pounds ... testing that Jasper and his two brothers were conceived through parthenogenesis, a type of reproduction where the female is able to ...

It may occur in whiptail lizards, komodo dragons, bonnethead sharks and other animals, according to Science.org. According to the zoo, parthenogenesis is less common in sharks, which are complex ...

experts at Chester Zoo became the first in the world to discover that female Komodo dragons can fertilise their own eggs without mating with a male. It's a process known as parthenogenesis and ...

Parthenogenesis was recorded in species such as fruit flies, turkeys, pythons, and Komodo dragons. In 2006, parthenogenesis was first documented in Komodo dragons when female individuals in two ...