Reproduction in animals varies from species to species. Some types of reproduction, like parthenogenesis, are more unusual than others. This reproductive method requires only one individual rather ...

A boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies — without a mate. Is it a miracle? The result of a secret rendezvous? Probably not. Females of species have the ability to reproduce asexually, ...

An Asian water dragon hatched from an egg at the Smithsonian National Zoo, and her keepers were shocked. Why? Her mother had never been with a male water dragon. Through genetic testing, zoo ...

Flora the Komodo dragon walks around her enclosure Dec. 18, 2006, at Chester Zoo in Chester, England. Flora’s virginal conception, and that of another Komodo dragon earlier in the year at the London ...

A baby shark is raising eyebrows in Italy because it was born to a mother who hasn't had contact with a male for at least a decade. The rare "miracle" has yet to be confirmed through DNA analysis, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The surprise pregnancy of Charlotte, a stingray living in a tank without any male rays, has captivated people across the world and ...

In 1995, a boy made medical history when scientists learned he was partly the product of parthenogenesis — a process that occurs when an offspring results from an unfertilized egg. More than two ...

A shark born at Italy's Acquario Cala Gonone could be the first case of asexual reproduction in its species. The Sardinia-based facility says its female smooth-hound shark "Ispera" was born in a tank ...

Mouse embryos created through a “virgin birth” process called parthenogenesis show that egg cells can be a source of valued embryonic stem cells, researchers said on Thursday. Subscribe to read this ...