Glow-in-the-Dark, Inflatable Sharks Can Also Reproduce Asexually

Glow-in-the-dark sharks that can inflate their bodies like inner tubes have another hidden talent: asexual reproduction.

In a new study, researchers describe how a female swellshark, one that had been isolated from males for at least three years at National Aquarium facilities in Baltimore, laid eggs that hatched into five baby sharks.

Read more at Hakai Magazine.

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