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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Hammerhead Shark Gave "Virgin Birth" in Omaha Zoo


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This baby bonnethead shark, born in a Nebraska zoo in 2001, was recently found to have been the product of "virgin birth," the first time the phenomenon has been confirmed in a shark. The baby was killed soon after birth by a stingray kept in the same tank.

Photograph courtesy Henry Doorly Zoo