Virgin Birth

Italian researchers have noted the first case of "virgin birth", or reproduction without fertilisation, in an endangered shark species, a scientific journal reported this week.

The American crocodile laid a clutch of eggs after spending 16 years alone in a reptile park habitat.

This is only the second documented case of a virgin birth in sharks.

The birth of 18 baby anacondas at a Boston aquarium has left many surprised, given that their mother has lived most of her life in an all-female enclosure.

One in every 200 young American women says she became pregnant while still a virgin.

Italian researchers have noted the first case of "virgin birth", or reproduction without fertilisation, in an endangered shark species, a scientific journal reported this week.

The American crocodile laid a clutch of eggs after spending 16 years alone in a reptile park habitat.

This is only the second documented case of a virgin birth in sharks.

The birth of 18 baby anacondas at a Boston aquarium has left many surprised, given that their mother has lived most of her life in an all-female enclosure.

One in every 200 young American women says she became pregnant while still a virgin.