45 Months: Longest-ever Case Of Sperm Storage In Sharks Documented
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 21:51
in Biology & Nature
Brownbanded bamboo sharks take the term "resourceful" to a whole new level. Biologists have found that a shark egg case dropped by an adult bamboo shark showed signs of healthy development. What surprised them was that the aquarium's female Chiloscyllium punctatum adults had spent nearly four years--45 months--in complete isolation from males. read more