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[h=1]Unborn Baby Sharks Will Swim Between Uteruses to Eat Their Brethren[/h]
Seems mama sharks have two wombs, but no placenta. Babies gotta eat, so what do they eat? Each other.
As macabre as it seems, it's not exactly a secret that in some species of shark the unborn dine on their siblings while still developing in the womb.
But it turns out we don't know the half of it. A new kind of ultrasound device has provided biologists with a detailed view of this common act of cannibalism, revealing they don't just nibble on their neighbour. Embryos will travel between wombs to feast.
Seems mama sharks have two wombs, but no placenta. Babies gotta eat, so what do they eat? Each other.