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An 8-year-old anaconda housed at the New England Aquarium in Boston gave birth this January, but these are no ordinary babies. The mother lives in an exhibit with only adult female snakes — making the ...

The 10-foot, 30-pound snake is kept in an all-female exhibit, so when aquarium staff found Anna in the process of delivering her litter in January, they suspected it was parthenogenesis -- which means ...

The birth of two anacondas at the New England Aquarium took everyone by surprise because the exhibit has no male snakes. Baby Anacondas Surprise Aquarium SUSAN DAVIS, HOST: The birth of some animals ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo has introduced lots of baby animals to visitors over the past year. But the zoo's newest may not seem quite as cute to some people. It is impressive, though. Olive, a ...

The New England Aquarium has two surprising new residents: a pair of baby green anacondas. It isn’t the species that makes this birth unusual, it’s the setting. The little snakes were born to a mom ...