Female Komodo dragons don’t need no man. It’s true. The largest lizard on earth can lay eggs without having mated, though when she chooses this path to parenthood, all her offspring will be male.
The Komodo dragons at the Chattanooga Zoo, however, started their family the old-fashioned way. Last week, the zoo announced its first successful hatching of Komodo dragons. Here’s a video of the newborns, which one day will grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds.
Also topping today’s headlines:
Ernie Jones figured the bottle in his hand was nothing more than snake oil, but two years later he’s opening a CBD store in East Brainerd. Here’s why.
Locals are planning a number of events tomorrow to pay tribute to the fallen in observance of Patriot Day. Here’s a roundup.
And finally, what are the longest-kept cars by original owners in Chattanooga?