Parthenogenesis, also referred to as a “virgin birth,” is fairly uncommon in higher vertebrates such as sharks, although it does happen, according to National Geographic. In 2023, an epaulette shark ...

In 2023, an epaulette shark was born via parthenogenesis at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago to a female shark that hadn’t been around males in at least four years, McClatchy News reported. Shreveport ...