Animals That Give Virgin Births
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When animals can reproduce asexually, it is known as parthenogenesis
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Parthenogenesis has been observed in over 80 species of vertebrates
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Here is a list of five animals that have "virgin births"
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Female Komodo dragons can reproduce asexually by fertilizing their own eggs, without mating
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Female bonnethead sharks are also able to give birth without a male shark
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Even when housed with males, female California condors sometimes choose to have babies themselves
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In 2023, scientists discovered the first known case of a crocodile giving birth without mating
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Cape honey bees are able to reproduce asexually, where unfertilised eggs develop into female bees
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