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A Female Komodo Dragon Gave Birth To 3 Babies Without A Male Partner

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A Female Komodo Dragon Gave Birth To 3 Babies Without A Male Partner
A Female Komodo Dragon Gave Birth To 3 Babies Without A Male Partner

Charlie, a female Komodo dragon at the Chattanooga Zoo in Tennessee, is a new mom.

The reptile has proven to be an independent mom after giving birth to 3 babies without a male partner.

Charlie and a potential mate were placed together in hopes of breeding, but the first-time mom did it on her own.

She produced three brothers, named Onyx, Jasper and Flint.

The ability to produce her own hatchlings is through a phenomenon called parthenogenesis.

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