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'Miraculous birth' expected at NC lab from stingray with no mate, possibly impregnated by shark (www.wral.com)
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i never knew sharks and stingrays were closely related enough to cross breed. neat!

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[–] jack@hexbear.net 42 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

They're separated by hundreds of millions of years of evolution, this is unbelievable to me. Seems much more likely that it would be self-impregnation, which is not all that unusual.

It's comparable to a human impregnated by an alligator.

[–] MorelaakIsBack@hexbear.net 42 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's comparable to a human impregnated by an alligator

volcel-judge HALT CITIZEN

[–] Comp4@hexbear.net 26 points 7 months ago

What happens in Florida stays in Florida

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