In Telford's Exotic Zoo, life found a way.

A casque-headed iguana has given birth to eight babies at the Shropshire wildlife park – without any contact with a male, via a phenomenon called parthenogenesis.

"When we confirmed the eggs were fertile without any contact with a male, our jaws hit the floor," zoo owner Scott Adams told the BBC . "For us, it's a powerful reminder that life finds a way in the most unexpected circumstances."

What is parthenogenesis?

A type of asexual reproduction, in which females create offspring without fertilisation from male sex cells. The unfertilised eggs develop into embryos that are genetic clones of the mother. Basically, the female clones herself.

It actually predates sexual reproduction, which evolved to introduce more genetic variation. It's more

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