Missing matchmaker."No-Dad Dragons: Komodos reproduce without males" (SN: 12/23&30/06, p. 403) seems to gloss over Verb 1. gloss over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" an important issue. With only 4,,000 dragons left in the world, why was this female, one of only a thousand females remaining, not paired with a mate? I read several versions of this story, none of which touched on this topic. I believe this reveals an even more interesting story concerning the care of endangered animals. DAVID LAMM David Lamm is a sports talk radio host for 930 The Fox in Jacksonville, Florida. He got his start in media by working for newspapers in Wilson and Greensboro, North Carolina. , SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CALIF. |
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