Hermaphroditic Shark?

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Thanks for the link. Either scenerio is very interesting. It seems like the more learn about these fascinating animals we realize how much more there is to learn.
Thanks,
JAW
 
It is not unusual in cold-blooded animals for sperm to be stored for years, and used on an "as-needed" basis.
In the bony fishes, it isn't unusual for the dominant fish in a group to change sex from female to male - but I don't think sharks do that.
Then again, maybe this gal cloned herself.
Rick
 
to be a Hybred,, The females were of one species but there were other sharks of a different species though smaller could have been, ya know on a night excursion.. Hybrids are not unusally in the animal kingdom.
 

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