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[–] 179 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (14 children)

How slow is a stingrays metabolism and ovulation cycle?

Can it hold onto a fertilized egg for a long while?

I checked and looks like they may be able to hold onto sperm for a few years.

Painted turtles can hold sperms for up to 3 years and fertilize eggs from multiple clutches with saved sperm.

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  • [–] 118 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

    yeah thats what i was thinking hell look at cuddlefish they literally mate with a bunch of males, save their sperm separately in packets and then pick the 'best' to optimize the genetic quality. nature is wack. would be wild to learn another creature unlocked Parthenogenesis tho.

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  • [–] 69 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Cuddlefish are a fictional species from the game Subnautica. I think you mean cuttlefish.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I just kind of assumed that stingrays were capable of parthenogenesis.

    Did a cursory search and this was the first result which put a dampener on the whole situation unfortunately.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    they literally mate with a bunch of males, save their sperm separately in packets and then pick the 'best' to optimize the genetic quality

    Sounds like they've perfected the process and us humans could learn a thing or two from them 😄

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Eugenics has been pretty problematic for humans in the past.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    By late May and June 2024, medical testing and veterinary specialists confirmed Charlotte did not have embryos, but instead suffered from a rare and fatal reproductive disease that mimicked pregnancy on ultrasounds.

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