exist in crocodiles
https://news.sky.com/story/crocodile...birth-12898219
A crocodile in Costa Rica has made herself pregnant, the first recorded instance of a "virgin birth" in the reptile species.
The crocodile was kept in captivity in a zoo and had no contact with males - but a fully-formed foetus was discovered inside one of her eggs.
The foetus was 99.9% genetically identical to the mother, confirming it had no father.
Virgin births, or parthenogenesis, have been documented in birds, lizards, snakes and fish, but never before in crocodiles.
The crocodile in question was 18 when she laid a clutch of eggs in 2018.
https://news.sky.com/story/crocodile...birth-12898219
A crocodile in Costa Rica has made herself pregnant, the first recorded instance of a "virgin birth" in the reptile species.
The crocodile was kept in captivity in a zoo and had no contact with males - but a fully-formed foetus was discovered inside one of her eggs.
The foetus was 99.9% genetically identical to the mother, confirming it had no father.
Virgin births, or parthenogenesis, have been documented in birds, lizards, snakes and fish, but never before in crocodiles.
The crocodile in question was 18 when she laid a clutch of eggs in 2018.
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