In the medical world, the condition where animals can reproduce without mating is called parthenogenesis. Reporting from the Encyclopedia Britannica, parthenogenesis is reproduction that only involves female gametes without fertilization.
Reproduction by parthenogenesis does not require a male to fertilize a female egg. So it can be concluded, females can breed easily without the need to mate with males.
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Here are 7 animals that can thrive without mating, quoted from various sources:
1. Cape Honey Bee
The Cape honeybee is the only one of 20,000 species of bees that can breed without the help of male bees. These bees are widely available in Africa and can incubate eggs without needing to be fertilized by a male. When the bee eggs hatch, all of them will produce female bees.
2. Kadal New Mexico Whiptail
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