Surprise shark pups born out of mother's wound

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  1. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    In today's gross news... :)

    A shark scuffle at Kelly Tarlton's has led to the surprise birth of eight premature baby School Shark pups which the curatorial team will nurse until they are strong enough to be released into the wild.

    Incredibly the pups emerged, premature but healthy, from a gouge their mother sustained when a Broadnose Sevengill shark took some of its normal seasonal aggression out on her.

    http://www.3news.co.nz/Surprise-sha...abid/423/articleID/128972/cat/64/Default.aspx
     
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  2. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    wow that is cool.. i love sharks. although my favorite thing in the ocean is the Killer whale.. lol
     
    elweshomayor, Nov 10, 2009
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  3. =Jwin=

    =Jwin= Tassled File Fish

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    Haha the title made me think: "I know some people have crazy nights out on the town, but this is a tad ridiculous :lol:"

    That's kinda neat. It's odd they survived something like that.
     
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