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Rare access to hammerhead shark embryos reveals secrets of its unique head development
Usually the fishes I study, including other shark species, lay eggs, which allows us to easily watch development in real time. Hammerhead sharks don't lay eggs, though. They gestate their pups in ...
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Do sharks lay eggs?
Empty shark-egg cases occasionally wash up on coastlines around the ... The young get their nutrition through this link. Hammerhead (family Sphyrnidae), blue (Prionace glauca) and lemon sharks ...
Who's the daddy? Baby shark hatched at aquarium with no males might not have one
When a shark egg appeared one day in a shark tank at a Louisiana aquarium, staff were puzzled. That’s because the tank only ...
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2 Species Capable Of ‘Virgin Births’—But There’s One Big Problem
Essentially, the egg activates on its own ... In a groundbreaking 2007 study, genetic evidence confirmed that a hammerhead shark had indeed reproduced through parthenogenesis.
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Shark on UK plates highlights trade in endangered species
The scalloped hammerhead shark was identified among 10 shark fins ... vulnerable to overfishing because they don't produce many eggs and they take a long time to reach maturity - to be able ...
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Petition Aims to Protect Great Hammerhead Sharks Under Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition today urging the National Marine Fisheries Service to protect the great hammerhead shark under the Endangered Species Act. Today’s ...