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

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