![Charlotte the stingray, the would-be mom, has died at her N.C. aquarium](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1322x1170+0+0/resize/1322x1170!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F9e%2F45faaf974d498cd8182280ce3291%2Fcharlotte-ray-pregnant-not.jpg)
The stingray became a sensation earlier this year, in a purported case of asexual reproduction. She died weeks after her aquarium owners said she was not pregnant.
(Image credit: Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO / Screenshot by NPR)
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