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A female crocodile living in isolation made herself pregnant in what is being hailed as the first known instance for the species.In findings that stunned scientists, the offspring was found to be 99.9% genetically identical to its mother.The research was led by biologist Warren Booth from Virginia Tech and recently published in theBiology Lettersjournal.The 18-year-old crocodile had been living in a
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