Inbreeding with Yourself

**At the time this video was made, it had been reported that Charlotte the round ray was pregnant. However, new information has come out that she was never pregnant with parthenotes, and in fact had a reproductive disorder, which is a bummer. Everything else in this video is accurate and unchanged by this news, but we wanted to be transparent that the introduction of this video contains outdated and incorrect information.**

Reproduction usually takes two parents, at least in most sexually reproductive species. But there's a few different species that have decided to go solo, so to speak. From whiptail lizards to California condors, here are a few of the coolest single moms in the animal world!

Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)

The Virgin Births Of The Animal Kingdom
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[nicholaslogan]

This subtle but elegant WInnie the Pooh shirt shall not go unnoticed.

[PurpleEnbyTerminator]

I live in the Chihuahuan desert in New Mexico where the New Mexico whiptail is. I see these girls constantly. They are also lovingly dubbed “lesbian lizards” because they sometimes get a little frisky with each other to promote ovulation.

[HeyNonyNonymous]

"Sadly, Sharlot is not on track to start a new underwater religion"
Me: *putting on my ultramarine colored yarmulke, my stingray shaped robe and my scooba gear* "She who gave virgin birth may never drown again!"

[CorbiniteVids]

*uses hank green's youtube shorts as a divining tool to predict the next scishow episodes*

[anarchyantz]

"Let's talk about sex....or lack of it"

"And I took that personally"...

[elizaalmabuena]

whiptails!! their common Spanish name (at least where I live) is lesbian jumping lizards

[awsumaustin]

You know that Jarvis has good merch. Featured on GMM and now SciShow

[tjcloar]

Alt title: Animals that took “I don’t need no man” literally

[mr.jglokta]

And then there is the male Anglerfish who probably wishes the female would go for Parthenogenesis instead

[Ze_Austin]

"Trying My Best" is merch from Jarvis Johnson, a fun YouTuber

Really nice to see ❤

[AceSpadeThePikachu]

Sure, the idea on a woman giving birth to a boy with the highest Midi-Chlorian count ever seen; conceived from The Force itself; may sound cool at first...uuuuntil he grows up, starts wining about sand and then turns to the Dark Side and helps nearly wipe out all the Jedi.

[scifirocks]

Mourning geckos are really cool, they're essentially lesbian lizards. They can produce young by themselves, but the process needs another gecko to mount them to start the process. Also, it's a female only species

[scottbruner]

I really like the new aesthetic of the channel. The actual “studio” rather than the green screen. Y’all are growing up 😂

[MOSMASTERING]

The word "Parthenon" originates from ancient Greek and is derived from the Greek word Parthenṓn, which means "virgin's apartment" or "maiden's quarters." The Parthenon is a famous ancient temple located on the Athenian Acropolis in Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the Greeks often referred to as "Parthenos" (meaning "virgin" or "maiden").

The connection between the Parthenon and the concept of virginity stems from its association with the goddess Athena, who was regarded as a virgin deity. The temple served as a monumental shrine to Athena Parthenos, embodying her role as a maiden goddess and symbolizing her purity and wisdom.

[GeoffryGifari]

Wait... if female bees kill and eat diploid males, does that mean the bees can tell diploid males apart from haploid males?

[jordanwhite]

"This Video Is Not Available In Alabama Or Arkansas"

[SciMinute]

I’ve noticed a lot of biology videos being uploaded lately! It’s such an intriguing topic!

[FindTheFun]

Fun Fact: the California Condor population dipped to its lowest (23 individuals) after Johnny Cash of all people started a drug addled forest fire camping in his truck; killing and displacing many of them.

[legendaryocelot]

I guess when the angry man told the animals to "f themselves", they took it to heart.

[emmettturner]

I just spent all morning researching the self-cloning (parthenogenesis) Marbled Crayfish to win an argument with my brother… then this pops up. The argument? That these were the crayfish we used to catch in West GA back in the ‘80s and early ‘90s. Had to show that they aren’t yet pervasive except in the streams they’ve been introduced to by humans since being discovered 1995. Obviously, they could exist naturally in one stream somewhere if their origin was not in captivity but it’s not likely to be that one.