Virgin Komodo Dragon Named Flora Gives Birth

I just read on CNN that a virgin Komodo dragon named Flora gave birth today. Parthenogenesis is the best word to decribe this “miracle”.

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partheno-genesis (pärthənōjĕnəsĭs)
[Greek,=virgin-birth]

Another parthenogenetic species is the whiptail lizard, these creatures survive with an entirely female population sans males.

This colony of fatherless, Amazonian lizards are able to create life yet retain their virginity.

Every egg that hatches has a possibility of becoming a Messiah.

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Jim Morrison, The Lizard King, could not have reigned over these Wonder Women of reptiles.

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2 comments ↓

#1 Martha Flumenbaum on 12.21.06 at 10:00 am

Whoa. This was a huge week for dragon news. Love, Martha

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/20/ufossil120.xml

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#2 Flora Fling on 01.09.07 at 3:50 pm

I am deeply disturbed by both that dragon with my namesake and that Wonder Woman costume.

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