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Scientists have just discovered that female American crocodiles can produce offspring without males—a phenomenon known as facultative parthenogenesis, or “virgin birth." Such asexual reproduction in ...

The surprise pregnancy of Charlotte, a stingray living in a tank without any male rays, has captivated people across the world and stirred a sudden interest in parthenogenesis, a scientific term that ...

Charlotte, arguably the world’s most famous stingray, has a disease, aquarium staff have announced. In February, the Aquarium and Shark Lab by Team ECCO in Hendersonville, North Carolina, reported the ...