Video Female Shark Who Never Shared Tank With A Male Gives Birth To Miracle Baby
The rare “miracle” has yet to be confirmed through DNA analysis, but it appears to be a case of what biologists call parthenogenesis — asexual reproduction. The newborn, named Ispera, is likely the first such recorded case in her genus, known as Mustelus mustelus, according to staff at the Acquario Cala Gonone in Sardinia. Scientists have confirmed asexual reproduction in other animals, in cases when a female egg develops into an embryo without being fertilized by sperm....