A female zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum ... a form of asexual reproduction sometimes nicknamed "virgin birth" — according to the study's authors. "This is only the second case that we ...

Scientists in Australia published a paper on Tuesday about a female shark that performed a “virgin birth.” Although she hadn’t been around a male shark in three years, the captive zebra ...

A process called parthenogenesis allows some female animals to fertilize an egg with their own genetic material, producing offspring by “virgin birth ... of a female zebra shark in an ...

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share The Shedd Aquarium is heralding a “virgin birth.” Instead of a manger, think of a giant saltwater tank filled with hundreds of fish. It was there that a zebra ...

A study published in the Journal of Fish Biology in November revealed a female endangered zebra shark at Shedd ... use this method of reproduction. Virgin birth, or parthenogenesis, is the process ...

Researchers found a female zebra shark gave birth to pups through parthenogenesis, a.k.a. "virgin births" Melissa Montoya is an associate editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

This process is usually reserved as a last resort for sharks if there aren’t any mates to go around, but a recent study revealed that female zebra sharks ... pups from virgin birth either ...

Scientists are baffled after spotting a female zebra shark in an aquarium having given "virgin birth" to pups - meaning she reproduced without mating with a male. The process, called ...

Just in time for Christmas, an aquarium in Chicago heralded a virgin birth. Instead of mating, a zebra shark used her own genetic material to fertilize two eggs, Shedd Aquarium officials announced ...

Another “virgin birth” occurred in Chicago in 2008 at the Shedd Aquarium from a female zebra shark, the aquarium said in a 2022 release. These zebra shark pups “only survived a few months.” ...