Condors Surprise Scientists With Ability To Reproduce Asexually

Scientists declared 22 animals extinct, including 11 birds. But there is hope for the critically endangered California condor. The bird is not extinct but getting closer and closer. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda reports on a new discovery revealing that female condors can reproduce without males.
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[@derrickbailey9821]

My wife said that's how she got pregnant.

[@lewstone5430]

I’ve got news for ya . . .

[@kulik03]

@@lewstone5430 lol

[@mrxxbrian]

Might want to look into your wife's boyfriend

[@DistrustHumans]

More interesting; have the condors always been able to asexually reproduce, or is this something recent that they have adapted to.

[@Cosmodjinn]

"Life will find a way." And this time we didn't need to splice in frog DNA.

[@alysononoahu8702]

Love that movie

[@dracodracarys2339]

it's also weirdly fitting since birds are the descendants of dinosaurs

[@TheSanarossOne]

This is good news honestly, I guess there is a failsafe in every specie's DNA. Still fascinating to see asexual reproduction and trying to understand how it works on a genetic level.

[@thrillhouse22]

I love the doctors reactions to the news.

[@elliottdiaz1687]

Emaculate conception birds, eh?

[@askani21]

The bird CLONE WARS are coming! :D Seriously though, this is an incredible observation! Never thought it was possible for a bird. Mamma bird just cloned herself! It's cute, and fascinating.

[@tedc3895]

They admired males has access to them. California dreaming I think.

[@chieftahchahwwickah5899]

We have known of this for thousands of years. Welcome to Our land -COMANCHE NATION

[@alceearsberry4150]

When you put stress on mother nature she fights back

[@lewstone5430]

And the lie detector determined, that was a lie!

[@selah71]

I busted out laughing at the #45 Condor. So appropriate since they eat dead animals. 😂 Glad to see Condors are on their way back in population. Pretty cool giving having eggs not fertilized by males.

[@alfredmarcos1761]

Alex Jones: Turning the freaking frogs gray!

[@danboyd2725]

Just like Melania wishes.

[@askani21]

Hahahaha

[@kelleyconstance1094]

"bE BeSt"

[@Ash_Queen16]

That made no sense

[@Sharon3rd]

Life will find a way…

[@lostpony4885]

But the 2 clmale chicks produced died in a couple years. So are there any viable asexual reproduction. The implication that successful reproduction occurred is not accurate.

[@regdexter4014]

I just shows we know nothing about anything

[@tapmywire633]

They named the baby condor Jesus!

[@specialk5994]

Nonbinary

[@alysononoahu8702]

RIGHT ON

[@ejb5034]

I thought I heard the narrator say that one of the two condors that had asexually reproduced had a male that lived only a few years. How, if there is no male contribution (Y chromo) could the bird have produced a male offspring? You'd think any and all offspring would be actual clones of the mother bird which I assume is a female.

[@raelsousa9507]

KZbin Music: ( Anahí - Rumba ft Wisin )

[@latoyaleeperez2066]

Omg I do too myself 🧏🏾‍♀️

[@larrygribaudo1092]

Please Read Revelation 19:17-18 Are the birds getting ready for the tribulation to eat the flesh of humans

[@moonshoes11]

Fiction. What good is such fiction?

[@minouchejean8281]

What's the mother Mary Jesus going on

[@fenkellboyz9460]

He said I was gobsmacked wtf do that mean

[@leonlawrencez28]

Life finds a way.

[@normanhansen730]

I once viewed a documented video where a tagged female kangaroo was followed for a couple of years. At first she mated and had three or more embryos in her uterus but only one developed enough to scramble to the pouch . Due to a very dry season that little joey died. Following that a second embryo scrambled to the pouch and developed in better circumstances. During a physical more embryos were found. Survival at its greatest so I am not surprised about the asectual labeling. .

[@drfunky2182]

Dr. Ryder wins today's Maintain Eye Contact challenge, congratulations sir

[@IshhTheFish]

So the bird is the real Jesus

[@ginolorenzo9851]

totally created from a lab

[@valevisa8429]

I don't know,something fishy here.That lady condor must have done some hootchy-kootchy moves with another bird behind the scene.

[@Private_Property-FBA]

Ummmm... Nah, I call bullsh*t.

[@moonshoes11]

Life…uh…finds a way.

[@VictorPrescodvnp]

Why, then, do people find it so hard in the Immaculate Conception of Jesus, the Christ?

[@askani21]

Because the Jesus story is just a story. Stories are fiction, not reality. To take it seriously, first, we'd need sufficent evidence for the historical existence of Jesus, which at this moment was never found. Then, we'd need evidence the immaculate conception also did happen in real life, and is not just a story. And even then, all we would know is that a baby was born without a father, like this condor. It wouldn't tell us anything about divinity nor the existence of a god. Bacteria reproduce asexually all the time, and they're not divine (as far as I know lol). So, that's why. It's just a story written in a story book. Don't take it too seriously.

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@askani21 1) Are you saying that all stories are fake? Think about that. 2) There is evidence that Jesus existed as a person but His divinity is up for debate I’ve never seen a more pathetically sad comment than this one. Common sense was not used here.

[@moonshoes11]

@@askani21 There is evidence that supports a historical Jesus, just not one with super powers. So it depends on what people mean by “Jesus”. A person named Clark Kent likely existed. But you’re going to have to demonstrate that he is bullet proof and can fly. ;)

[@moonshoes11]

@@Ash_Queen16 If you’re using common sense to prove supernatural events, you’re doing it wrong.

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@moonshoes11 What do you mean by that?

[@MegTelevised]

So, I’m a condor

[@MiKi-sx3tt]

Interesting...

[@ziziroberts8041]

😮

[@OuttheMud212]

🐣😲

[@Aikynbreusov]

How???????

[@frankwenos6415]

Storm birds here we see in Hawaii rare but wingspan 20+ feet exists and now makes more sense how.

[@bobbysixkiller5473]

Eww gross

[@amerikeet]

Bull. People need to start questioning what these so called experts are telling them.But they won't most will believe anything without question.

[@Tomorrowandtomorrowandtomorrow]

Please cover the Ghislaine Maxwell Trial

[@tedc3895]

I suspect the males got them when no one was watching.

[@vensonj]

Life finds a way- Ian malcolm

[@lastonestanding9508]

👍

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[@Find-Your-Bliss-]

Lovely!

[@normanhansen730]

May I add that the creator is in control of even these flesh scavengers. Only He knows why more are needed .

[@brianellinger6622]

I heard the vet had something to do with that.... A nurse who is I think that I heard is Korean.....

[@Whiteboytripping]

I had a nightmare about my right hand reproducing waking up from bad dream where I had three hands scary af sorry tmi

[@godsknight8144]

What was you doing to ur hand to get it prgo?

[@Whiteboytripping]

@@godsknight8144 ha ! You got the joke !

[@Mangled_Babe]

Glorious.