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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The natural world continues to surprise us, and the most recent case, involving a snake named Ronaldo, has once again caught the attention of the scientific world. A 14-year-old Brazilian rainbow boa ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...