How does it work? In humans, males have both male and female sex chromosomes. In Komodo dragons, females do—so Flora had within her the genetic materials needed for embryos to develop.

2. They are capable of ‘virgin birth’ Komodo dragons are one of the only animals able to reproduce without male fertilisation. This is due to a process of asexual reproduction known as ...

A female Komodo dragon named Charlie, under the care of Tennessee’s Chattanooga Zoo, has given birth to three hatchlings without the help of any male dragon. The rare event is being celebrated ...

A full-grown male Timor deer can easily outweigh a Komodo Dragon, but this doesn’t mean the dragon won’t try to make a meal out of it. If the deer happens to be small enough, the Komodo may ...

"In this incident, two male Komodo Dragons unintentionally entered the same cage and attacked each other. The injured employee instinctively tried to intervene and was injured by the larger male ...