Shark Bite Leads to Reproduction Mystery

June 25th, 2007 By SONJA BARISIC, Associated Press Writer Shark Bite Leads to Reproduction Mystery (AP)

Veterinarian Bob George for the Virginia Aquarium in Virginia Beach, Va., is shown standing in the turtle exhibit at the museum on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. George discovered that a female Black Tip Shark in the museums shark was pregnant. The fact no other male Black Tip was in the tank makes the possibility of asexual reproduction a real possibility. Test are being performed to determine if the genetic signature is identical to that of the mothers. If so, it was asexual reproduction. (AP Photo/Gary C. Knapp)

(AP) -- Veterinarian Bob George sliced open the dead shark and saw the outline of a fish. No surprise there, since sharks digest their food slowly.



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