Scientists say they have documented the first virgin birth in a crocodile. And while the concept may sound bizarre to humans, this type of reproduction is not unheard of across the animal kingdom ...

The crocodile had been in isolation since the age of 2, yet she still managed to lay a clutch of eggs at 18. ... "Given that all of these lineages use the same mechanism, ...

Stock image: An American crocodile with its mouth open in Costa Rica. Scientists have documented the first crocodilian “virgin birth” in an American crocodile.

An American crocodile managed to reproduce by herself, in a process scientists call parthenogenesis, or 'virgin birth', DNA reveals. Scientists say the discovery suggests the phenomenon may have ...

Determining the precise mechanism has eluded scientists, as crocodile embryos are pretty difficult to come by. Fold in the skin It took over 10 years for Milinkovitch and his colleagues to gather ...

Now, in a new study, Milinkovitch and his team reported that the polygonal head scales form due to the growth and compression of skin, which creates a self-organizing pattern of folds. 2 These ...

These crocodile mummies are unraveling a mystery. After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an unusual embalmment.