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Old 09-27-2002, 10:32 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Appropriate For this Section I guess

I found this some what interesting. Just different how some animals can procreate in themselves. *shrugs* TAke a look if you like


Shark Gives "Virgin Birth" in Detroit

A female white spotted bamboo shark at the Belle Isle Aquarium in Detroit surprised zookeepers in July by giving birth to two babies. Why the surprise? It was a virgin birth: She hadn't been near a male for six years.
The mother, who has been housed in a tank with a female brown banded bamboo shark for the last six years, laid a clutch of eggs in April.

That isn't particularly unusual, said Doug Sweet, curator of fishes at the Belle Isle Aquarium. Many animals will lay eggs even without a male to mate with, but the eggs are assumed to be infertile and are discarded.

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Old 09-27-2002, 01:53 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Crazy! I'm interesting in hearing what they find out!
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