It is more likely that Charlotte became pregnant through a form of asexual reproduction called parthenogenesis. Fox News Digital also spoke to National Geographic senior editor Christine Dell ...

"How parthenogenesis kicks in or what cues the ... through genetic testing once Yoko is the "suitable size" for a blood draw, likely in a few months. Barrick told NPR that the aquarium will ...

Reproduction in animals varies from species to species. Some types of reproduction, like parthenogenesis, are more unusual than others. This reproductive method requires only one individual rather ...

It was called a miracle pregnancy, a rare case of parthenogenesis ... suggested she seized on Charlotte’s possible pregnancy to draw attention to her aquarium. "I can only tell you what we ...

One hypothesis is parthenogenesis occurs when females lack ... To confirm the exact cause, aquarium staff will take a blood draw of the baby shark, when it's old enough, to analyze its DNA ...

Two particularly unusual methods—facultative parthenogenesis and multiple embryos per egg case (MEPE)—may provide key survival advantages, though scientists are still investigating their ...

This is the first time that reproduction without having had sex—known as parthenogenesis—has been seen in this species. "This study reports the first case of facultative parthenogenesis in the ...

The act of reptile reproduction suggests that dinosaurs and pterosaurs may have been capable of parthenogenesis, too, much like the creatures in “Jurassic Park.” By Veronique Greenwood In ...

However, this is the first evidence of parthenogenesis in a crocodile. It's not clear why some animals make the switch, but it is thought to be "a response to when all else fails". Without a ...