crocodile virgin birth, for the first time in the world, a female gharial alone became pregnant without a male for 16 years, scientists were blown away – virgin crocodile gets pregnant after living on her own for 16 years makes history experts baffled

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This child was not born at that time. Scientists have now said in their research paper, ‘It is not normal that a reptile class creature kept inside a zoo lays so many eggs, that too when it has not been in contact with any male. This is generally not considered feasible and is rejected. Scientists told that there is 99.9 percent similarity between mother and child. Scientists say that this process of getting pregnant without a male is called Facultative Parthenogenesis.

Under this, a female organism can become pregnant without having sex. Unlike normal pregnancy, this type of virgin birth can lead to many problems. The researchers found that only 7 out of 14 eggs were fertile. Genetic analysis of the fetal tissue and the skin of the female gharial revealed that the two are almost identical to each other. No father of this fetus could be found. This virgin birth is being considered as a historic event.