Spot and Nibble: First 2 Female Eagle Ray Fishes That Weirdly Give Birth Without Males

Scientists are still baffled by a bizarre event that Mother Nature threw to the world. The scientific community is still stunned at the news of 2 female ray fish that gave birth to pups without a male ray fish.

The 2 female fish, Spot, and Nibble, the Eagle Ray type, are currently displayed at SEA Life Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium located in Auckland, New Zealand.

Some Animals Can Store Sperm, says Dutilloy

Just earlier this month, Dutillow was able to uncover the first evidence of sperm storage in some species of deep-sea sharks.

The latter needed to take full advantage of the occasion or opportunities due to the danger that comes with it. She agrees that shark mating is a very aggressive, physical process.

According to Dutilloy, the discovery of sperm storage in marine animals adds to scientific knowledge. It also gives insight into how many rarely-seen species that many believe are at profound risk mature, and eventually reproduce.

Understanding this phenomenon gives scientists a much better idea of how resilient these creatures are.This particular instance seems to suggest that this is the first case of birth documented in Eagle Rays.

In 2018, an 11-year-old spotted Eagle Ray fondly called Freckle asexually reproduced in the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium in Sydney. This particular ray did not encounter any male for almost 10 years.

Meanwhile, Spot and Nibble's pups are not on display at the aquarium as they remain small and very vulnerable to much larger fish.

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