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 ...

There are many animals that can give birth by parthenogenesis, according to National Geographic. Parthenogenesis has been observed in more than 80 vertebrate species, about half of which are fish ...

Scientists are getting closer to solving the mystery of parthenogenesis, or virgin birth, in the flowerpot snake — a tiny, sightless reptile whose entire species is female. In a study published last ...

Facultative parthenogenesis, which is what is being seen in these common smooth-hound sharks, allows an animal to reproduce both sexually and asexually, depending on the circumstances.