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Komodo Dragon

At 10 feet long, it is the largest living lizard… largest land animal capable of parthenogenesis… in 2006 two komodos in the UK (zoos) gave birth despite having no access to a male, by a process called ‘selfing’. Females have 2 different sex chromosomes: Z for male and W for female. Each of her ZW eggs has a second mini-egg attached to it,
containing a full copy of her genetic information. In the absence of sperm this gets reabsorbed and ‘fertilizes’ the main egg, producing a set of male (ZZ) non-identical twins. Komodos are excellent swimmers… found on a few small islands near Indonesia… Komodos are often called ‘living dinosaurs’... they are fearsome carnivores with flat serrated teeth and powerful curved jaws. Their bite is fatal… their ‘killer salavia’ contains many virulant strains of harmful bacteria in addition to venom with powerful toxins. In addition to buffalo, deer and goats, they will often eat young komodos. To avoid being eaten, young komodos spend their early life in the treetops and when in the presence of
adults they will make themselves unappetizing by rolling in the droppings of other animals. Komodos eat once a month… they are highly intellegent… special organ in their mouth decodes distance and direction of prey…
from the i book of animals

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