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25-May-07, 11:07 AM
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The ones in my pond that eat all my plants.
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25-May-07, 11:08 AM
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i thought the were sexually reproductive?
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25-May-07, 11:09 AM
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Im sure some species are sexual. I could be wrong, i'm just going on what the dude at the local aquarium told me, he ssemed to know his stuff though.
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25-May-07, 11:23 AM
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There have been several sharks that have reproduced asexually, I got an email about it thismorning. It has also been seen in birds. Mammals are the only vertebrate group not known to reproduce asexually.
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25-May-07, 11:25 AM
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25-May-07, 11:25 AM
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wow thats pretty cool
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25-May-07, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by hornet  a couple of other geckos, komodo dragon, scorpions, and various other inverts | The komodo dragon doesn't make clones of itself, as the offspring they produce are all male. They can produce young on their own but only produce male offspring. The theory is that it's used as a survival mechanism, if a female monitor was carried to an uninhabited island, she would be able to produce offspring which she could mate with and continue the species. Similar to how a honey bee will produce all males if her eggs are unfertilised. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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25-May-07, 12:11 PM
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ahh ok then, that makes sense
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25-May-07, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by hornet i thought the were sexually reproductive? | They do. Snails are hermaphroditic and I believe (and correct me if I am wrong) that after sexual reproduction by the use of shooting nasty little barbs into each other, both snails can become pregnant because each of the snails has all of the parts.
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25-May-07, 12:27 PM
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I think that flowerpot snake can also reproduce asexually? Might be wrong though.
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25-May-07, 12:32 PM
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yes i know any 2 snails can mate but i wouldnt rule out that none can reproduce by themselvs
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25-May-07, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by cheyno Mammals are the only vertebrate group not known to reproduce asexually. | Wrong!!! ther eis a very well documented case of virgin birth in humans about 2000years ago 
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28-May-07, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by waruikazi Wrong!!! There is a very well documented case of virgin birth in humans about 2000years ago | Well technically its not cloning seeing as she produced a male 
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28-May-07, 11:35 AM
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sorry didnt read it properly, you said asexual reproduction not cloning.
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Last edited by chickenman; 28-May-07 at 11:37 AM.
Reason: left out a word
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28-May-07, 01:05 PM
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I feel sorry for the male Bynoe's gecko's, must suck for them!
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