Scientists have discovered the first-known case of virgin birth by a crocodile. Per a study in the journal Biology Letters published Wednesday, the female crocodile had been living in isolation for 16 ...

COSTA RICA (TND) — In what's being called a first, researchers say that a captive crocodile at a zoo in Costa Rica has impregnated herself in a "virgin birth" scenario where the producedfetus is99.9% ...

Scientists say they have documented the first virgin birth in a crocodile. And while the concept may sound bizarre to humans, this type of reproduction is not unheard of across the animal kingdom, ...

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 January 2018 ...

After living alone in a Costa Rican zoo for 16 years, a biblical-like “miracle” happened: an 18-year-old female crocodile laid 14 eggs, despite never having a male partner. Seven eggs appeared to be ...

Scientists have observed the first known “virgin birth” in crocodiles. A female crocodile, kept alone in captivity for 16 years, laid a clutch of eggs that included a fully formed fetus which was ...

Scientists have documented the first "virgin birth" in a crocodilian—and the discovery suggests that dinosaurs may have also had this unusual ability. In a study published in the Royal Society journal ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Stories of virgin births, where young are produced without fertilisation, ...

In an astounding case, researchers have found that an egg laid in 2018 by a female crocodile living alone in a Costa Rica zoo was not only fertile, it also contained genetics only from its mother. In ...

Crocodiles are deadly creatures, and if you see one walking toward you, then you probably want to get out of its way. Too bad freshly hatched baby crocodiles didn’t get the memo! A viral video showed ...