Scientists have confirmed a virgin birth in crocodiles for the first time in history. A female American crocodile that had been isolated for 16 years in a reptile park was recently discovered to [.]
One of the female’s eggs was found to contain a fully formed stillborn baby reptile; genetic testing showed it was a result of reproduction without the genetic contribution of a male.
A female crocodile at a zoo in Costa Rica made herself pregnant and laid eggs, according to a recently published study by the Royal Society. The crocodile produced a foetus that was 99.9 per cent genetically identical to herself, the researchers said. aaa
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists documented the first known case of asexual reproduction, known as parthenogenesis, in a crocodile in Costa Rica.