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A iguana puts a new spin on the concept of independence.
Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park in Telford, England, shared it one of their cascade heads iguanas Has achieved once in life: she has born eight hatches without any male contact in a form of asexual reproduction.
Let exotic zoo explain.
“These children are extra special,” the organization wrote in one August 14 Social Media Post announces the birth of the children. “These little lizards have no father at all – they are born through parthenogenes! This means that the children are genetic clones in their mother – a fantastic rare natural phenomenon that occurs in some reptiles, invertebrate animals and other animals!”
While parthenogenesis– Sometimes called a “virgin birth” where unintended eggs develop into embryos, to create genetic copies of the mother – is common among many plants and invertebrates such as ants and bees, the phenomenon that arise among vertebrates is much rare.
As a zoo owner Scott Adams told BBC September 9“When we confirmed that the eggs were fertile without any contact with a male, our jaws hit the floor.”
