Female sharks don't need males to reproduce, study finds

AP ^ | May 23, 2007 | Shawn Pogatchnik

[ConservativeStatement]

DUBLIN -- Female sharks can fertilize their own eggs and give birth without sperm from males, according to a new study of the asexual reproduction of a hammerhead in a US zoo.

The joint Northern Ireland-US research, published today in the Royal Society's Biology Letter journal, analyzed the DNA of a shark born in 2001 in the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha . The shark was born in a tank with three potential mothers, none of whom had had contact with a male hammerhead for at least three years.

Analysis of the baby shark's DNA found no trace of any chromosomal contribution from a male partner. Shark specialists said this was the first confirmed case in a shark of parthenogenesis, a word derived from Greek that means "virgin birth."

[ConservativeStatement]

Why do I sense liberal women across America wish this was the human species?

[Always Right]

So that is how Hillary did it.

[Badeye]

Hmmmm, does it apply to female ‘cougars’?

(chuckle)

[thulldud]

In their case, it may be true.

[waverna]

yes, many of them have had no contact with a male hammerhead in years... : )

[Calpernia]

Not me. I thoroughly enjoyed the conception of my children.

[Badeye]

(chuckle)

[pabianice]

Neither do female Leftists.

[Moonman62]

Shark specialists said this was the first confirmed case in a shark of parthenogenesis, a word derived from Greek that means "virgin birth."

The savior of lawyers is born.

[GladesGuru]

“Hmmmm, does it apply to female ‘cougars’?”

I hope not. There are far too many of te d*mn thibgs as it is.

But, perhaps the fact that female sharks can reproduce without a male shark is why, in the past, law schools did not accept females.

Then, with the evolution (perhaps ‘devolution’ would be more accurate) of the FemmiNazi, law schools were forced to accept females and now we are suffering the resulting population irruption of sharks all across the Fruited Plain.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Only females?

Mother Nature will find a way.

[JayAr36]

I was totally confused I thought the story was about feminists

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

I expect that NOW will adopt them as a mascot, since that gang wants to eliminate men.

[ecomcon]

Hah!

[theFIRMbss]

Am I the Only One who is sick and tired of "I'd Hit It"?

[Badeye]

Hmmmm, does it apply to female ‘cougars’?”

I hope not. There are far too many of te d*mn thibgs as it is.

I was thinking of Katie Couric....

[MissEdie]

Dang, you beat me to it!

[Bogtrotter52]

“Female sharks can fertilize their own eggs and give birth without sperm from males”

A liberal and feminist dream