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Ice skater breaks Guinness World Record for jumping rope

A champion ice skater from Hungary took her jump rope out on the ice and broke a Guinness World Record with her skates on.

Eszter Szombathelyi, who earned titles as both the Junior and Senior National Champion in Hungary, went out on the ice in Sun Valley, Idaho, and performed 136 rope skips in a single minute.

The feat earned her the record for the most rope skips on ice skates in one minute, handily defeating the goal of 45 set by Guinness World Records.

"I want to inspire other ice skaters and performers to dream big, and show them that everything is possible if we are brave enough to do it," she told Guinness World Records. "I would like to expand the world of figure skating shows with a new, spectacular acrobatic element."

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Non-native gecko travels from Portugal to Guernsey in suitcase

A small gecko from the Mediterranean region found its way onto the Channel Island of Guernsey after stowing away in a traveler's suitcase, a local animal rescue said.

The Guernsey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals believes the reptile is a tarentola mauritanica, or common wall gecko, from the western Mediterranean.

The BBC reported that a traveler found the gecko in their suitcase while unpacking after arriving from a Portuguese island.

The GSPCA said it took in the lizard and has it in quarantine since it's not native to Guernsey. Also, because it would be difficult to return the gecko back to its native lands, the society has decided to find a home for it closer to home.

"We really do not know what we are going to have to help or arrive in Guernsey, GSPCA manager Steve Byrne said.

The society has named the gecko Rosey.

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Zoo announces hatching of eight iguanas with no father

A British zoo announced the hatching of eight iguana babies with an unusual parentage — they have no father.

The Exotic Zoo in Telford, England, said the female casque-headed iguana laid a clutch of fertilized eggs, despite having never shared an enclosure with a male of her species.

The eggs hatched in late August and the zoo is now caring for eight babies, which are all genetic clones of their mother.

"These little lizards have no dad at all — they're being born through parthenogenesis," the zoo said on social media. "This means the babies are genetic clones of their mum — an amazing rare natural phenomenon that occurs in some reptiles, invertebrates and other animals."

Scott Adams, the zoo's director, hailed the hatchings as "one of the rarest events in the animal kingdom" in a statement provided to CBS News.

"When we confirmed the eggs were fertile without any contact with a male, our jaws hit the floor. These babies are essentially mini-mum clones, and seeing them thrive is incredible."

The hatchlings are currently being cared for in the zoo's reptile nursery and are expected to make their public debut in the coming weeks.

"For us, it's a powerful reminder that life finds a way in the most unexpected circumstances," Adams told the BBC.

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