Charlotte, the stingray who reportedly became pregnant without a male ray, dies in US aquarium

Charlotte, a stingray who took the internet by storm earlier this year when she reportedly became pregnant without the presence of a male, has died, according to the aquarium in which she lived.

The female round stingray, who was native to the southern California coast, was expected to give birth to up to four pups in late February of this year, according to the Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO aquarium in North Carolina.

However, no pups were produced, and the aquarium in June announced that “medical experts have confirmed that Charlotte is no longer pregnant” due to a reproductive disease.

On Monday, the aquarium posted on Facebook that Charlotte had died.

“We are sad to announce, after continuing treatment with her medical care team and specialist, our ray Charlotte passed away today,” the post read.

“We are continuing to work with her medical care team and research specialist.