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[Khosan]

I've had this happen twice now, and it's starting to get weird.  Through miraculous means, it appears that a couple of my lone female animals (a horse and a camel, specifically) are giving birth to their young without ANY male to impregnate them.  They're just randomly giving birth.

I can see two possibilities.  One, they were pregnant when I embarked, but took over a year to give birth.  Two, they are somehow being impregnated by one of the three male dogs with nothing better to do, which is just plain creepy.

I'm using 33b, and it hasn't happened to me before.  So it might just be me being paranoid.

[0x517A5D]

Are there any wild horses and camels?  Check the unit list, just below the tame animals.

Animals reproduce via spores, so it can happen from across the map.  They don't need to come into contact to do the deed.

0x517A5D

[Khosan]

quote:Originally posted by 0x517A5D:
<STRONG>Are there any wild horses and camels?  Check the unit list, just below the tame animals.</STRONG>

Not a one.  Just lots of goats and a Giant Eagle that keeps bothering my dwarves.

[thvaz]

Maybe the merchants brought camels and horses with them? If they had a male, it could be enough.

[Gangsta Spanksta]

In the old game -- I am assuming it still applies now -- I used to buy one cat, which would always reproduce on its own.

[ChaosSonic]

Maybe Toady is using his power to impregnate them just to mess with you.

[0x517A5D]

Could be.  Remember, a month ago he got a male dwarf preganant.