The vast majority of animals need to breed to reproduce. But a small subset of animals can have offspring without mating. The process, called parthenogenesis, allows creatures from honey bees to ...

In times of desperation, female sawtooth sharks have been known to reproduce sans males. For other species, solo reproduction is downright vanilla. blickwinkel / Alamy When it comes to getting ...

Scientists say they have documented the first virgin birth in a crocodile. And while the concept may sound bizarre to humans, this type of reproduction is not unheard of across the animal kingdom, ...

Animals in children's stories are often depicted as living in neat mom, dad and children family units. Examples include ...

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Reproduction in the animal world can be complicated at the best of times. But far from the flashy birds or mammals competing ...