by Researchers announced the first crocodile "virgin birth" in June. A female American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) laid a clutch of eggs at a reptile park in Costa Rica after being alone for 16 years.
This form of asexual reproduction had never been documented in crocodiles before, although it's known to occur in lizards, snakes, birds and sharks.
The crocodile's clutch didn't hatch, but genetic analysis of a fetus within one of the eggs revealed it was almost identical to the mother.
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This form of asexual reproduction had never been documented in crocodiles before, although it's known to occur in lizards, snakes, birds and sharks.
The crocodile's clutch didn't hatch, but genetic analysis of a fetus within one of the eggs revealed it was almost identical to the mother.
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