Shark gives birth after tank tussle
A shark gives birth to 8 pups prematurely from a wound sustained in a fight with another shark.
When vets in a New Zealand aquarium heard that two sharks were attacking each other they didn't expect a happy ending.
But when they arrived at the scene they found more than just a wounded victim.
Unknown to them the injured shark was pregnant .
Four pups were swimming in the tank beside her and when they took the mum for treatment they found another four inside.
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Joseph Schembri
Nov 13th 2009, 09:56
I know all about the conservation efforts by Australians as regards sharks but is it just me who feels uneasy when I hear the reporter saying that the newborn sharks will soon be released into the wild?
Incidentally has anyone else noticed that this Reuters lady sounds just like a speech synthesiser?