Aquarium staff in Louisiana have been left baffled by a miraculous 'virgin birth' in their shark exhibit. 'Yoko' the young swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) was born in an all-female tank ...

However, in the animal kingdom (especially in vertebrates, where sexual reproduction is the norm) there are rare instances of “virgin births,” or parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis is a type of ...

1 Likewise John 1:13 (cf. 3:3–8) seems to be built upon the same analogy of the Virgin Birth of Jesus. Furthermore, several of the fathers, including Irenaeus and Tertullian, whose writings were ...

The first documented “virgin birth” by a Burmese python, the world’s longest snake, was recorded in 2012 at the Louisville ...

Yes, you read that right. Virgin birth is a thing, and it's been happening for millennia in some animals. It's something called parthenogenesis, which basically just means reproduction without ...

You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus." She gave birth to her first son, wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger—there was no room for them to stay ...

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