This boa constrictor has no father.
She was born in 2009 by parthenogenesis, otherwise known as 'virgin birth'. This makes her one of the first parthenogenetic vertebrate animals who have made it to adulthood.
via Short Sharp Science /read more
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Boa constrictors born by virgin birth
She was born in 2009 by parthenogenesis, otherwise known as 'virgin birth'. This makes her one of the first parthenogenetic vertebrate animals who have made it to adulthood.
via Short Sharp Science /read more
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