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Old 01-17-2017, 05:44 PM   #1
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A female leopard shark called Leonie has made history by learning to reproduce asexually after losing her mating partner.


Australian Leopard Shark births 3 Pups

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Komodo Dragons do this asexual reproduction thing, called 'Parthenogenesis'. Apparently all the offspring are male.

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