Meet the strange Surinam toad: A frog that gives birth through holes on its back like a sci-fi creature

Deep in South American rainforests, a mysterious amphibian hides, baffling scientists with its unusual life. Its secret ...

Ant queen gives birth to two different species

Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The ...

Iguana's "virgin birth" hailed by zookeepers as "one of the rarest events in the animal kingdom"

"When we confirmed the eggs were fertile without any contact with a male, our jaws hit the floor," a U.K. zoo director said ...
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'Once in a Lifetime': Rare 'Virgin Birth' of Eight Iguana Babies Surprises Zookeepers in England

The birth of iguana babies is presumably not an unusual occurrence at the Exotic Zoo in Telford, England. But when an iguana ...
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Double rarity: Woman gives birth to quadruplets at Satara hospital; had delivered twins earlier

In what doctors on Monday said was a rare case, a woman gave birth to quadruplets at the District Hospital in Satara.According to doctors, the occurrence of quadruplet births is extremely rare, ...