In 2007 , the bonnethead shark was found to be capable of asexual reproduction via automictic parthenogenesis , in which a female 's ovum fuses with a polar body to form a zygote without the need for a male .
In 2007 , the bonnethead ( a type of Hammerhead Shark ) was found to be capable of asexual reproduction , making it the first shark to be able to do this .