Move over, Virgin Mary—there’s a new miracle in town, and she’s got a barb and lives in a North Carolina aquarium. Charlotte the stingray swelled up like she’d eaten too many shrimp tacos, ultrasounds revealed four pups, and zero males in sight. Cue parthenogenesis (fancy science for “asexual glow-up”), memes, SNL sketches, and Jimmy Kimmel monologues. Fans worldwide held their breath for months… only for a rare reproductive disease to steal the happy ending. Charlotte went from internet saint to heartbreaking legend. Rest in power, queen of virgin births—your legacy is weirder and sadder than any Bible story.
Tragic story of virgin stingray that ‘got pregnant in tank by herself’
