Mystery of the virgin lizard birth: Iguana produces eight hatchlings at British zoo without mating in ‘one of the rarest events in the animal kingdom’

The staff in a zoo near Birmingham remained confused by a miraculous ‘virgin birth’ in the lizard houses.

A woman of Mexico and Central America produced eight babies in the exotic zoo in Telford, Casque -headed, Shropshire, Shropshire.

But what’s really strange, the mother, called Carol, wasn’t in contact with a man.

Scott Adams, General Manager of the Exotic Zoo in Telford, said, ‘One of the rare events in the Animal Kingdom’.

‘We have eight little babies, but only one woman has a Casque -headed iguana’ he said. BBC Radio Shropshire.

So we were quite surprised when our long -term residence decided to lay some eggs.

“ We thought we would explode them in the incubator… A few months later there were eight little babies around.

‘What happened had a virgin birth.’

Scott Adams, the owner of the exotic zoo in Telford, said Shropshire (depicted with a baby), one of the rare events in the Animal Kingdom ‘.

The staff was quite surprised when long -term inhabitants decided to lay some eggs in Casque -headed iguana

The birth in August is thought to be the result of parthenogenesis – a rare asexual reproduction of offspring of offspring eggs.

Parthenogenesis is extremely rare in nature, but in some other species, especially Mayflies, Turks, Pitons and BOA restrictions.

It is not exactly clear what some species trigger the entering of this process, or what types of abilities are connected.

However, some research shows that endangered animals can do more often as it becomes difficult to find a spouse.

These eight lizards live under special temperature and humidity conditions to simulate tropical living spaces.

They are ‘identical’ genetic clones of their mothers – up to their gender.

“This is with Parthenogenesis – there are no men, they are all girls,” Mr. Adams said.

But if they were potentially in the wild nature and there was no man around, they would have been going out and reorganizing them.

The beds are ‘identical’ genetic clones of their mothers – up to their gender. In the picture, a baby that the egg throws out

Mother and Daughter: All eight of miracle babies, as dictated by Parthenogenesis, is a rare kind of asexual reproduction

‘Striking’ babies have beautiful lime green and jet black lines. It is not exactly clear what triggers to make certain species through parthenogenesis.

Ryan Jordan, the President of the Exotic Zoo in Telford, holds the mother named Carol, who is never found with a man

‘This is a kind of “life finds a way” story and this lizard can do it. ”

Currently, the lizard mother is exhibited in the zoo, babies are kept behind the scenes – similar to those in the wild nature.

“Like most reptiles, most of them will lay some eggs, and then they go, and that’s all, so that really the most appropriate survival,” he added.

Casque -headed iguana is primarily a species of trees in the tropical rain forests of Central America and Mexico.

Approximately 60 percent of the body of the species, the tail used to help balance, is perfect for high life in the shade with its extremely long legs.

Adams, “ You can see that they will be great while running on the big back legs, ” he added.

There are currently beautiful lime green and jet black lines, so striking, striking. There are also fantastic camouflages in the greenery with these colors. ‘

In a state of a zoo spokesman Daily Mail, eight miracles will be shown to the public ‘very soon’. However, other zoo will be separated, as they are interested in exhibiting some of them.

Some animals may reproduce through ‘parttenogenesis’ in which the egg is fertilized by cells instead of a male.

Virgin births like this are rare in nature and in captivity, but there are similar cases.

Earlier this year, an aquarium in Louisiana hosted the birth of a young swelling shark born in a tank.

And in 2024, at a school in Portsmouth, a BOA Disma gave birth to 14 babies, although he did not have the opportunity to mate.

Before that, a sting called Charlotte in North Carolina was said to be pregnant because of Parthenogenesis because he did not share a man with a man.

Stingray Charlotte died of a rare reproductive disease – doubts about pregnancy later appeared.