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Female shark gave birth to a clone of itself in Italy


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The basics of biology tell us that for two animals to reproduce, you need a male and female counterpart, in most of the cases. However, in what could be the first form of asexual reproduction in smoothhound sharks, a ‘miracle’ baby was born in a tank where only two female sharks lived for the past decade. There’s no record of the presence of any male in the tank for over 10 years now and this miracle baby birth has thrown up a new scientific puzzle to decode.

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The baby shark (mustelus mustelus) born in Cala Gonone Aquarium, in Sardinia, Italy. Named “Ispera” by the team, the newborn female shark is believed to be the result of parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction in which a female egg can develop into an embryo without being fertilized by a sperm. To unravel the mystery, two DNA samples from the females were sent to a specialized laboratory.

Source: https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/miracle-baby-shark-born-in-water-tank-with-just-two-females-living-for-a-decade-4107419.html,https://kenyannews.co.ke/world-news/world/a-shark-was-born-in-an-all-female-aquarium-in-italy/

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she said "F MEN- I'm gonna make my own biscuit in the oven henny" and we have to STAN this queen! 12-1-1.jpg

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CautiousLurker

So, she can basically f*ck herself :mark:

She can also eat herself :wtfga:

There's no law that says you can't eat your own clone if you're a shark :vegas:

It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke!
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The Child

Can we call her Mary? :triggered:

‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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Sneaky Oliver

This is not that rare, other animals can do that too like bees for example, they can fertilize their own eggs

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14 hours ago, AUARAOFSHEISSE said:

She got herself pregnant ?

Yes, they are saying that one her body's cells acted as spermatoisoid and fertilised the egg, creating the baby shark.

9 hours ago, Sneaky Oliver said:

This is not that rare, other animals can do that too like bees for example, they can fertilize their own eggs

Yes, but it's more rare for vertebrate animals. In the end, all viruses, microbes etc reproduce asexually, by creating copies of themselves. But the more complex the life form is, the more surprising is to hear of one parent offsprings.

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