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.

Male Komodo dragons typically live to be about 20 years old in human care. That means Murphy is elderly in Komodo dragon years and requires some special care for conditions that are a natural part ...

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 ...