Congratulations to the Virgin Mother - Komodo Dragon

January 22, 2007 Chester, England, United Kingdom The product of a virgin birth, this baby komodo dragon is one of five hatchlings that made their appearance at the Chester Zoo in England this week. Their mother, Flora, never had a mate and instead reproduced asexually (Read "Virgin Birth Expected at Christmas—By Komodo Dragon" [December 2006].) This marked the second recorded incidence of asexual reproduction in a female komodo dragon, the other having taken place in April 2006 at the London Zoo. Two more of Flora's eggs have yet to hatch.