Second ‘Virgin Birth’ confirmed by scientists.

Virginia: A black tip shark which is 8 years old has given birth to a pup nothing spectacular in this news but how it gave birth without any contact from a male shark is something which is spectacular and needs further research. DNA tests were conducted and the results prove that the pup is the result of parthenogenesis.

These kinds of scenarios were so far only observed in some insects, centipedes, spiders and crustaceans. Where an unfertilized ovum develops into a new creature. Scientists have now concluded that sharks can also reproduce asexually.

The first confirmed case of shark parthenogenesis took place in last year during the month of May. The further investigations uncovered almost a dozen of surprise births that had been attributed to sharks being able to store sperm for some considerable amount of time.