I was thinking that this has to be a spoof. A report of California condors reproducing by pathenogenesis (?). Virgin birth basically.
The bit that made me insist that it was rubbish is that both kiddies were male. So, where’s the Y come from then, eh, eh?
Male cells have one X, and a tiny Y chromosome. Birds also have sex chromosomes, but they act in completely the opposite way. Male birds have two copies of a large, gene-rich chromosome called Z, and females have a single Z and a W chromosome.
Ah.
Etymology is your friend with spelling!
παρθένος
Condor Messiah would be an acceptable heavy metal band name.
But it’s possible the chicks may identify as female, shurely? This is California, after all.
Chicks with dicks.
Next up, someone will work out how a ‘bloke’ can do the same. Some chemical magic to turn sperm stem cells into an egg & then grow it ectopically. I’m not volunteering…
Cue the gender alphabet soup wars over that one!
Thanks Tractor Gent. That’s a charming notion. The rent-a-womb industry will love it. As will the trannies.