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Leopard shark makes world-first switch from sexual to asexual reproduction
Leonie the shark astounds researchers by producing live hatchlings after being separated from her mate in 2012
A leopard shark in an Australian aquarium has reproduced asexually after being separated from her mate.
It is the first reported case of a shark switching from sexual to asexual or parthenogenetic reproduction and only the third reported case among all vertebrate species.
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...l-reproduction
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