Crocodile found to have made herself pregnant in first known 'virgin birth', Offbeat News
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The mother crocodile was kept in isolation and had never been around male crocs - and analysis proved her crocodile foetus was 99.9% genetically identical to her.
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Virgin birth' recorded in crocodile for 1st time ever
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Scientists record first known 'virgin birth' in female crocodile in Costa Rica, Crocodiles
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Crocodile found to have made herself pregnant