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minus-squareSalvo@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_taxa_that_use_parthenogenesis https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/charlotte-the-stingray-pregnant-without-mate/103467922 https://www.npr.org/2024/06/03/nx-s1-4990216/charlotte-stingray-pregnant-not-disease
minus-squareOdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoUnfortunately a sad followup: https://www.npr.org/2024/07/01/nx-s1-5025232/charlotte-the-stingray-pregnant-dies-north-carolina
minus-squareKoalaUnknown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIt’s because they kept her instead of sending her to a larger aquarium or marine biology center that could support Charlotte.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_taxa_that_use_parthenogenesis
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/charlotte-the-stingray-pregnant-without-mate/103467922
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/03/nx-s1-4990216/charlotte-stingray-pregnant-not-disease
Unfortunately a sad followup:
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/01/nx-s1-5025232/charlotte-the-stingray-pregnant-dies-north-carolina
Poor Charlotte.
It’s because they kept her instead of sending her to a larger aquarium or marine biology center that could support Charlotte.