when males are not needed 6 minute english
many animals can reproduce without having sex. does it bring any advantage to the species that do that? neil and rob talk about science, listen to an evolutionary biologist and teach you vocabulary along the way.
this week's question:
in britain’s chester zoo in 2006, ‘flora’ laid eleven eggs that developed into healthy babies. her zookeepers were mystified because flora had only been kept with other females and had never been near a male. but what type of animal was flora?
a) a python
b) a zebra shark
c) a komodo dragon
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
mate
an animal’s sexual partner
celibate
not having sex
paradox
situation which seems contradictory or impossible because it contains two opposite facts
hatch
when an egg breaks open in order to allow the young animal to come out
the best of both worlds
situation where you can enjoy the advantages of very different things at the same time
hedge your bets
follow two courses of action instead of making a decision between them in order to avoid the possibility of losing out
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210513
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many animals can reproduce without having sex. does it bring any advantage to the species that do that? neil and rob talk about science, listen to an evolutionary biologist and teach you vocabulary along the way.this week's question:in britain’s chester zoo in 2006, ‘flora’ laid eleven eggs that developed into healthy babies. her zookeepers were mystified because flora had only been kept with other females and had never been near a male. but what type of animal was flora?a) a pythonb) a zebra shark c) a komodo dragonlisten to the programme to find out the answer. vocabulary matean animal’s sexual partner celibatenot having sex paradoxsituation which seems contradictory or impossible because it contains two opposite facts hatchwhen an egg breaks open in order to allow the young animal to come out the best of both worldssituation where you can enjoy the advantages of very different things at the same time hedge your betsfollow two courses of action instead of making a decision between them in order to avoid the possibility of losing out[cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go to:https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210513more 6 minute english episodes:how can i help the environment?https://youtu.be/uhfvt5iatmmvampire shoppershttps://youtu.be/g2ki5gemevuhow your eyes predict your personality https://youtu.be/mlywm-kdbwmwould you invest in cryptocurrencies? https://youtu.be/nru4cx2gaouwomen's football world cuphttps://youtu.be/uziff8nsxaqwhat makes a good story?https://youtu.be/y7qvqbwrjlq#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #parthenogenesis #wildlife #animals #6minuteenglish flexible working 6 minute english hypnotism 6 minute english saving the white rhino 6 minute english making old things last longer 6 minute english building rapport with others 6 minute english food superstitions 6 minute english the rosetta stone 6 minute english hermits 6 minute english compassion fatigue 6 minute english when males are 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learn english flexible working 6 minute english hypnotism 6 minute english saving the white rhino 6 minute english making old things last longer 6 minute english building rapport with others 6 minute english food superstitions 6 minute english the rosetta stone 6 minute english hermits 6 minute english compassion fatigue 6 minute english when males are not needed 6 minute english mermaids 6 minute english a quieter world 6 minute english us and china vs climate change 6 minute english the language of biscuits 6 minute english is english really english 6 minute english what is the key to happiness 6 minute english looking for utopia 6 minute english covid one year on 6 minute english singing in tune 6 minute english how much heat do you lose from your head 6 minute english the woman whose cells never die 6 minute english what makes a good story 6 minute english for the love of foreign languages 6 minute english comfort food 6 minute english coronavirus vs other pandemics 6 minute english are trees intelligent 6 minute english can jellyfish help us solve our problems 6 minute english why do we choose to text instead of talk 6 minute english loneliness 6 minute english is punctuality important 6 minute english the circular economy 6 minute english could you be a victim of online fraud 6 minute english melting ice sheet is it too late 6 minute english walkman the music player revolution 6 minute english could humans live in underwater cities 6 minute english makeup hacks for beginners and pros beauty hacks that actually work confusing english here or there you are learn english the word render learn english the word poor learn english the word kill learn english i don t know what this is learn english the word forever learn english confusing for or to me learn english words ending in gry learn english tongue twisters f words learn english pronunciation the schwa learn english the word fly learn english the words access excess learn english the word find learn english the word clumsy learn english the word chop learn english cat idiom british english idiom learn english dog idioms british english idiom learn english the sounds people make learn english the sounds animals make learn english the word wish learn english the word watch learn english the word pen learn english the word small learn english the word snail learn english flexible working 6 minute english hypnotism 6 minute english saving the white rhino 6 minute english making old things last longer 6 minute english building rapport with others 6 minute english food superstitions 6 minute english the rosetta stone 6 minute english hermits 6 minute english compassion fatigue 6 minute english when males are not needed 6 minute english mermaids 6 minute english a quieter world 6 minute english us and china vs climate change 6 minute english the language of biscuits 6 minute english is english really english 6 minute english what is the key to happiness 6 minute english looking for utopia 6 minute english covid one year on 6 minute english singing in tune 6 minute english how much heat do you lose from your head 6 minute english the woman whose cells never die 6 minute english what makes a good story 6 minute english for the love of foreign languages 6 minute english comfort food 6 minute english coronavirus vs other pandemics 6 minute english are trees intelligent 6 minute english can jellyfish help us solve our problems 6 minute english why do we choose to text instead of talk 6 minute english loneliness 6 minute english is punctuality important 6 minute english the circular economy 6 minute english could you be a victim of online fraud 6 minute english melting ice sheet is it too late 6 minute english walkman the music player revolution 6 minute english could humans live in underwater cities 6 minute english makeup hacks for beginners and pros beauty hacks that actually work confusing english here or there you are learn english the word render learn english the word poor learn english the word kill learn english i don t know what this is learn english the word forever learn english confusing for or to me learn english words ending in gry learn english tongue twisters f words learn english pronunciation the schwa learn english the word fly learn english the words access excess learn english the word find learn english the word clumsy learn english the word chop learn english cat idiom british english idiom learn english dog idioms british english idiom learn english the sounds people make learn english the sounds animals make learn english the word wish learn english the word watch learn english the word pen learn english the word small learn english the word snail learn english many animals can reproduce without having sex. does it bring any advantage to the species that do that? neil and rob talk about science, listen to an evolutionary biologist and teach you vocabulary along the way.
this week's question:
in britain’s chester zoo in 2006, ‘flora’ laid eleven eggs that developed into healthy babies. her zookeepers were mystified because flora had only been kept with other females and had never been near a male. but what type of animal was flora?
a) a python
b) a zebra shark
c) a komodo dragon
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
mate
an animal’s sexual partner
celibate
not having sex
paradox
situation which seems contradictory or impossible because it contains two opposite facts
hatch
when an egg breaks open in order to allow the young animal to come out
the best of both worlds
situation where you can enjoy the advantages of very different things at the same time
hedge your bets
follow two courses of action instead of making a decision between them in order to avoid the possibility of losing out
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210513
more 6 minute english episodes:
how can i help the environment?
https://youtu.be/uhfvt5iatmm
vampire shoppers
https://youtu.be/g2ki5gemevu
how your eyes predict your personality
https://youtu.be/mlywm-kdbwm
would you invest in cryptocurrencies?
https://youtu.be/nru4cx2gaou
women's football world cup
https://youtu.be/uziff8nsxaq
what makes a good story?
https://youtu.be/y7qvqbwrjlq
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #parthenogenesis #wildlife #animals #6minuteenglish