Charlotte, a stingray at an aquarium in Hendersonville, North Carolina, who was initially believed to be pregnant despite not having a male companion, has been diagnosed with a rare reproductive disease. The aquarium has confirmed that she is no longer pregnant. Speculations had ranged from parthenogenesis to shark impregnation, but the latest medical update has clarified her condition. The aquarium has not disclosed the specific disease affecting Charlotte. The statement was released on Thursday.
There is news about Charlotte, the female stingray who appeared to become pregnant despite having not shared a tank with a male stingray for nearly a decade. But it’s not the much-awaited paternity reveal, nor the birth announcement fans were waiting for. https://t.co/bSehzSJgAr
Thursday's statement from the Aquarium and Shark Lab in Hendersonville, N.C., did not say what disease the stingray has https://t.co/WQGTCESeZr
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What happened to Charlotte the stingray who got pregnant without a male? The aquarium’s executive director tells https://t.co/LaKO1WBr7r that even her understanding of the pregnancy has narrowed since she first announced the news. https://t.co/x7vxXEwbYw