Recently, in a zoo in Japan, the keeper suddenly found that one of the female apes who had lived alone for several years was carrying a baby ape with her, which shocked the zoo staff. Because this female ape has lived alone for several years and has not found any signs of pregnancy, how was this little ape born? As a lactating ape, can it really be parthenogenetic after living alone for a long time? In fact, parthenogenesis exists in the animal kingdom, but has never appeared in mammals. Parthenogenesis exists in wild birds, aphids, scale insects, whiteflies, stick insects, Komodo dragons and so on.

Parthenogenesis in nature, the vast majority of animals rely on the combination of male and female to reproduce, and it is difficult for a single female animal to give birth to cubs. But nature is so wonderful. Some animals are prone to genocide under special circumstances. Many animals have evolved in order to survive and reproduce? Parthenogenesis? That is to say, in the absence of male animals, female animals can get pregnant and give birth to their own babies during the long-term solitary life. This ability provides a strong guarantee for maintaining the reproduction of its race. Even without males, females can reproduce themselves.

Komodo monitor lizard When it comes to parthenogenesis, the most typical animal is Komodo monitor lizard. Komodo monitor lizard is an ancient creature, known as a living fossil. It is said that it existed in the dinosaur era, so it looks like a dinosaur, and it got a? Komodo dragon? Nickname. This monitor lizard is mainly distributed on Komodo Island in Indonesia. At present, there are more than 6,000 adult Komodo dragons, each of which is two or three meters long, which is dangerous to people and other animals. In the process of living alone for a long time, the female of this animal can parthenogenesis. It will replace male sperm cells with a gamete in its own body, and then it can get pregnant and have a baby. It is because of this skill that the Komodo monitor lizard can reproduce to this day and last for thousands of years.

According to scientific knowledge, the breeder concluded that the birth of young apes must have its origin, so he launched an investigation. They know that although the female ape lives alone, there are still four male apes living in the cages on the left and right sides of it, but the grid of the iron cage is very thin, and the diameter of the grid hole is only one centimeter, so it is impossible to complete cooperation through the iron cage. The staff continued to check and found that there were some small round holes on the fixed iron plate between the iron cages, which were corroded by the sun and rain, and these round holes were enlarged by the ape's hand. Only then did they know that a male ape next to them must be the father of the little ape.