11/11/2009
Shark Gives Birth Through Bite Wound at Auckland Aquarium
A shark performed an unusual birth in front of visitors at an aquarium in Auckland, New Zealand. Four baby sharks emerged from a bite wound made by another shark — an aggressive C-section, if you will.
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
Posted 11:33 AM EST by Andy Towle in Nature, New Zealand, News | Permalink
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Cool!
Posted by: Kevin | Nov 11, 2009 12:02:33 PM
Wait...Sharks don't lay eggs?
Posted by: jonathan o | Nov 11, 2009 12:23:38 PM
Some species of sharks lay eggs, but many produce live births where the eggs hatch internally and the young then exit the mother later.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark#Reproduction
Posted by: James C | Nov 11, 2009 12:41:05 PM
I love that Towleroad bothers to post this silly crap. It's a nice break from the whiny gay stories.
Posted by: Kitty Boots | Nov 11, 2009 1:29:12 PM
This is not silly crap, it is fascinating. I am grateful to Towleroad for keeping an eye out for such cool, interesting stories about our wonderful world.
Posted by: JCMS | Nov 11, 2009 2:38:33 PM
I just saw a show on sharks a couple nights ago on public television. It said that sharks have big teeth in utero, and that they often eat a sibling or two before birth. Sounds like Maggie Gallagher.
Posted by: Pete | Nov 11, 2009 9:10:34 PM
intrauterine cannibalism - Adelphophagy, happens in sharks, salamanders, and hyenas.
http://growwings.blogspot.com/2008/05/adelphophagy-creepy-new-word-of-day.html
Posted by: croft | Nov 12, 2009 1:41:33 AM