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2019’s Conservation Stories Worth Celebrating (Part Two) ›
As 2019 comes to a close, we’re continuing to reflect on some of this year’s biggest conservation success stories.
Asian Water Dragon Dies at Smithsonian’s National Zoo ›
A 2-year-old female Asian water dragon who was the first documented birth by facultative parthenogenesis in her species died from blood cancer.
Life Finds a Way: Parthenogenesis in Asian Water Dragons ›
For four years, the Reptile Discovery Center’s Asian water dragon female lived alone. Then, while examining eggs as part of a study, animal keepers made a shocking discovery—one was fertile! How could a female lay a fertile egg without a mate? They turned to the Smithsonian Conservation Biology...
Scientists Confirm Facultative Parthenogenesis in Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Asian Water Dragon ›
Life found a way at Smithsonian’s National Zoo, where a female Asian water dragon at the Reptile Discovery Center underwent facultative parthenogenesis—that is, she reproduced and contributed a healthy, thriving offspring to her species despite never breeding with a male or receiving genetic...