zebra shark in the aquarium in Townsville in Australia gave birth to triplets, having no contact with a male for several years. On Monday informs Daily Mail.
According to the publication, itself the phenomenon of “immaculate conception” was found in sharks is rare, but this is not the first time.
At first, scientists thought that female sharks can permanently retain the male sperm from previous matings, however, this theory fell apart after a few sharks become pregnant without sexual intercourse.
Then marine biologists have found that sharks can bear children without the use of the male chromosomes. This phenomenon is called partogeneza (by the way, is found in other species of sharks)
zebra shark -. Kind, common in tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The adult can reach two meters in length.
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