Scientists have announced the first ever recorded case of a crocodile "virgin birth" after a female that had been isolated for 16 years was discovered with a clutch of eggs. The discovery provides ...

Stories of virgin births, where young are produced without fertilization, have been told throughout history. Mars the ancient Roman god, Horus the ancient Egyptian god and Qi from ancient Chinese ...

This is the first known instance of a crocodile virgin birth, but virgin births have been recorded in fish, birds, lizards, and snakes Getty Images Scientists have discovered the first-known case of ...

While crocodiles can lay sterile eggs that don’t develop, some of this clutch looked quite normal. And one of them – in a plot twist familiar to anyone who has watched “Jurassic Park” – continued to ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have documented the first "virgin birth" in a crocodilian—and the discovery suggests that dinosaurs may have ...

Researchers said the 18-year-old crocodile who lived alone laid 14 eggs. In a paper published Wednesday, researchers said one egg held a stillborn fetus. Researchers said the fetus lacked paternal ...

The first-known occurrence of a "virgin birth" by a crocodile has been documented by scientists, according to a study published by on Wednesday Biology Letters, a peer-reviewed journal. In 2018, the ...

Researchers discovered a female crocodile had a "virgin birth" at a Costa Rica zoo while living alone and found that one of the eggs laid in 2018 only had its mother's genes, according to research ...

MEXICO CITY, June 7 (Reuters) - Scientists have documented the first-known instance of a "virgin birth" by a crocodile, which had been living in isolation for 16 years at Costa Rican zoo, according to ...

In January 2018, a female crocodile in a Costa Rican zoo laid a clutch of eggs. That was peculiar: She’d been living alone for 16 years. While crocodiles can lay sterile eggs that don’t develop, some ...

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 ...

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 ...