Defying all of my previously held conventions on biology, a female komodo dragon has given birth without having her eggs fertilized by a male. A virgin birth--this is myth fodder, man. I learned that in rare instances, when the female doesn't have access to a male (often in captivity), a process called parthenogenesis takes place. Asexual reproduction. Beth said the same thing happened in Jurassic Park and I believed her.
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