Anteaters © Clarissa Peterson
Zookeepers are scratching their collective heads after an anteater gave birth without having come into contact with any males of the species.
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Female anteaters are strictly segregated from their male counterparts at the conservation center in Greenwich, Connecticut due to the males’ tendency to attack their young. So it is a mystery how Armani came to be pregnant while she was in an enclosure with only other female anteaters. The birth of little Archie was a surprise to staff at the facility.
Theories abound over how this might have happened, including delayed implantation, hanky-panky at the fence line, and of course speculation about the unlikeliest of all scenarios…immaculate conception.
Find out more about this from The Atlantic Wire