Jesus shark?

[Taboo]

The shark was born in a tank with three potential mothers, none of whom had contact with a male hammerhead for at least three years

Shark experts said this was the first confirmed case in a shark of parthenogenesis, which is derived from Greek and means "virgin birth."

Holy shit! Its the messiah.

The baby was killed within hours of its birth by a stingray in the same tank.

Or not... Damn. Atleast he went out like a true god, Steve Irwin style.

But still, pretty interesting.

Prodohl said if self-impregnation was occurring in the wild because female sharks cannot find male partners amid rapidly declining shark populations, it would represent "an evolutionary dead end that compromises the survival of the species."

He said he suspected this was "already a problem in the real world," and noted the population of blue sharks off the west coast of Ireland had fallen by 90 percent in the past 12 years.

But Hueter said he doubted it was happening anywhere besides in captivity. He also argued that the power to self-impregnate represents "an evolutionary strategy to keep the population and species going when all else fails. Genetically, it's a last resort tactic because it leads to genetic uniformity, and eventually that will catch up with the population and make it less fit.

"But as a short-term alternative to extinction, it has its benefits," he said.

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[-Psy-]

How? Just how?

 

[The Monkey]

Maybe Cyperpitz impregnated it? That would explain why no one say it happening! :O

 

[mindless_moder]

maybe one of her own cells got into the egg. thats how they clone sheep ... i think.
edit:yup
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_the_sheep

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

this actually happens quite often with fish

 

[Darkside55]

Article posted May 23rd, huh? Well, the shark should be resurrecting later today.

 

[Fliko]

Chuck Norris happened to be in the neighbourhood

 

[Instinct]

I predict a new religion.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

I predict a new wave of brainwashing.

:frown:

 

[hungryduck]

Probably the diver that feeds them has some weird fetish and likes to wank into shark tanks.

 

[Robbo]

Or into sharks.

 

[_Z_Ryuken]

I doubt it would be a "diver" that feeds them. :rolling:

 

[Sulkdodds]

This reminds me of Jurassic Park.

Jurassic Shark, you might say!

 

[Sam]

Probably the diver that feeds them has some weird fetish and likes to wank into shark tanks.

****.

 

[Marinmald]

it was the messiah, and wisely, the stingray killed it before it could start any sh*t.