Zoo's Asexual Birth Event

Female casque-headed iguana at Exotic Zoo in Telford, England had 8 hatchlings via parthenogenesis.
Zoo plans to display hatchlings for genetics, evolution, and conservation education.
Similar asexual births in shark (2023) and stingray (last year).
Casque-headed iguanas face habitat loss and illegal poaching.

Conservation | Wildlife | Biology

England

4 months ago