While sexual reproduction is the predominant strategy among animals, some species have evolved the ability to reproduce asexually ...

While most animals reproduce sexually, some species rely solely on females for parthenogenetic reproduction. Even in these ...

One of the most surprising findings was that the male stick insects had completely lost their reproductive function. In most ...

According to the aquarium, the shark egg was first spotted eight months ago. The shark hatched a few weeks ago and the team at the aquarium is working to determine how it was conceived. Once the shark ...

"It really proves that life... uh... finds a way," said Shreveport Aquarium, Louisina's curator of live animals, Greg Barrick.

On Jan. 3, a swell shark egg hatched at Shreveport Aquarium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The egg was discovered by aquarium staff in a female shark tank about eight months ago, but it may have remained ...

Parthenogenesis occurs when a female animal reproduces asexually, essentially creating an exact duplicate of itself. This is what was determined to have happened when a female zebra shark at ...

While most animals reproduce sexually, some species rely solely on females for parthenogenetic reproduction. Even in these ...

The pup hatched in a tank housing two female sharks who hadn't been around any male sharks in over three years.

the aquarium’s curator of live animals, said in a press release. “We are very excited in the coming months to confirm whether this was indeed a case of parthenogenesis or if it was delayed ...

"This situation is incredible and shows the resilience of this species," Greg Barrick, the curator of live animals at Shreveport ... the baby shark was born via parthenogenesis, also known as ...