Charlie, a female Komodo dragon at the Chattanooga Zoo in Tennessee, has proved to be the ultimate independent lady after successfully giving birth to three hatchlings without a male partner.

A female Komodo dragon at the Chattanooga Zoo reproduced without a mate. DNA tests on her three hatchlings revealed she gave birth to them without … ...

Virgin mother-to-be, Flora the Komodo dragon, is now awaiting her offspring at an English zooIt's called parthenogenesis By MARIA CHENG, Associated PressDec 21, 2006 Flora, a female Komodo dragon ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Akron Zoo on Friday welcomed a new Komodo dragon to its new home. A zoo spokesperson says Jasper, the four-year-old male Komodo dragon, was born through parthenogenesis, a ...

Zoo officials say Jasper was born through parthenogenesis, which is a type of reproduction where the female is able to produce offspring without male fertilization.

News / Life / Science & Technology Truly single mothers: Some animals can have babies without having sex with a mate Process is called parthenogenesis, from the Greek words for ‘virgin’ and ...

A boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies — without a mate. The process is called parthenogenesis, from the Greek words for “virgin” and “birth.” It tends to occur in ...

Research from Nature Portfolio Within the Nature Portfolio body of work, several seminal studies have provided keen insights into the phenomenon of parthenogenesis. Research on Komodo dragons ...

Two other known cases in which Komodo dragons hatched by parthenogenesis were at the London and Chester zoos in England in 2006.

The Komodo dragon, a venomous giant lizard native to Indonesian islands, faces endangerment with fewer than 6,000 remaining. Known for its deadly bite and unique parthenogenesis reproduction, this ...