Asexual reproduction, in which females reproduce without males by cloning themselves, has been documented in multiple species ...

"When we confirmed the eggs were fertile without any contact with a male, our jaws hit the floor," a U.K. zoo director said ...

The vast majority of animals need to breed to reproduce. But a small subset of animals can have offspring without mating. The process, called parthenogenesis, allows creatures from honey bees to ...

Zookeepers at a west-central England zoo are celebrating a "virgin birth" after a female iguana birthed eight hatchlings ...

A female casque-headed iguana produced eight hatchlings during the last week of August in a so-called "virgin birth". It is due to a process called parthenogenesis, which allows unfertilised eggs to ...

A female casque-head iguana at the U.K.’s Exotic Zoo has given birth to eight babies without any male contact, a rare ...

An iguana at a zoo in the United Kingdom performed a "virgin birth," which zookeepers have hailed as one of the "rarest ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington and research institutes in China and Myanmar studied flowerpot snakes to see how parthenogenesis works in these reptiles. (Alexander Murray) ...

A female iguana in the United Kingdom is receiving lots of attention after a rare birthing event left her with babies despite ...

A British zoo announced the hatching of eight casque-headed iguana babies whose eggs were laid in unusual circumstances -- ...

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Keepers at the Exotic Zoo in Telford were amazed to see how an iguana has given birth despite never having mated with a male.