Not your average baby shark: An aquarium welcomes a pup from an all-female tankA female swell shark, named Yoko, was born in a tank without male sharks, raising questions about how this occurred.
Mystery of 'virgin' shark: Baby is born in an all-female tankA swell shark named Yoko was born through parthenogenesis in an all-female tank at a Louisiana aquarium.
Not your average baby shark: An aquarium welcomes a pup from an all-female tankA female swell shark, named Yoko, was born in a tank without male sharks, raising questions about how this occurred.
Mystery of 'virgin' shark: Baby is born in an all-female tankA swell shark named Yoko was born through parthenogenesis in an all-female tank at a Louisiana aquarium.
Aquarium surprised by virgin birth' of swell shark in all-female tankA baby swell shark born in an all-female aquarium suggests the species can reproduce asexually, challenging traditional views of reproduction in sharks.
Charlotte the pregnant stingray develops rare reproductive disease, testing showsCharlotte the stingray in western North Carolina has a rare reproductive disease that impacted her pregnancy, raising mysteries and fascinating scientists.
What is a virgin birth? Graphic shows how female stingray got pregnantCertain animals are capable of reproducing through parthenogenesis, or 'virgin birth', without mating with a male.Facultative parthenogenesis is a process where the offspring receives its full set of genes from the mother, with fertilization occurring by a cell taken from the mother herself.
Charlotte the pregnant stingray develops rare reproductive disease, testing showsCharlotte the stingray in western North Carolina has a rare reproductive disease that impacted her pregnancy, raising mysteries and fascinating scientists.
What is a virgin birth? Graphic shows how female stingray got pregnantCertain animals are capable of reproducing through parthenogenesis, or 'virgin birth', without mating with a male.Facultative parthenogenesis is a process where the offspring receives its full set of genes from the mother, with fertilization occurring by a cell taken from the mother herself.
How Did an Aquarium Stingray Get Pregnant without a MateStingray in N.C. aquarium pregnant without male ray, sparking online speculation of shark involvement.Parthenogenesis, the phenomenon of self-impregnation, observed in sharks and rays, providing likely explanation for Charlotte's pregnancy.
Why TikTok Is So Obsessed With a Mysteriously Pregnant StingrayCharlotte, a round stingray, may have experienced immaculate conception through parthenogenesis.The story of Charlotte captured social media's attention due to the mystery, science, and humor it entails.
How Did an Aquarium Stingray Get Pregnant without a MateStingray in N.C. aquarium pregnant without male ray, sparking online speculation of shark involvement.Parthenogenesis, the phenomenon of self-impregnation, observed in sharks and rays, providing likely explanation for Charlotte's pregnancy.
Why TikTok Is So Obsessed With a Mysteriously Pregnant StingrayCharlotte, a round stingray, may have experienced immaculate conception through parthenogenesis.The story of Charlotte captured social media's attention due to the mystery, science, and humor it entails.
'Virgin' boa constrictor gives birth to 14 babies in PortsmouthA rare case of a female snake giving birth through parthenogenesis, surprising experts and students at City of Portsmouth College.