World-first hybrid shark found off Australia

Polar bears and grizzly bears are doing something similar.
National Geographic

A species is defined by its ability to produce viable offspring. A horse and a donkey aren't of the same species. A wolf and a dog are. If two sharks can produce viable offspring than they must be of the same species even if they look a bit different..

Originally posted by PutAQuarterIn
Polar bears and grizzly bears are doing something similar.
National Geographic

But they're of the same species they've just adapted to their environments but they're already of the same species. It's like a European breeding with an Eskimo.

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I hope it doesn't a great white and whale shark never mate.
That would be a great white whale!

that's like saying the blonde hair blue-eyed guy bred with the blonde haired slightly less blue-eyed girl.

Originally posted by maryhinge
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or even the bull shark with tiger or great white

This is the scariest scenario by far. Imagine a shark this big swimming up rivers...

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Not sure about that....great white squid....spooky...

How do they know its a hybrid and not something we have never seen before?

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well said not a lot of people know that

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they watched them breeding

Go the Aussies, breed 'em tough down there. Even the sharks get tougher.

I read this yesterday. So help me God if these sharks evolve Laser eyes I'm moving to the mountains!

On a serious note, this really shows natures awesome adaptability on Earth and its seemingly unstoppable ability to survive during oceanic changes.

Sooooo they're fuel efficient???

I think a more scary combination is an octopus and a large bird. Imagine an intelligent camouflaged flying creature with tentacles, claws and a crushing beak.

As long as there are no large birds big enough to breed with a giant squid I guess we are safe.

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Thanks. Now Im gonna have nightmares about the Parrapus!

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Here's a different kind of coverage - quite amusing imo.

It’s Over for Humanity: Hybrid Sharks Found

Well, cash in your chips, people, it’s the end of the line. On Tuesday, scientists reported the discovery of hybrid sharks off of the coast of Australia--that is, a cross between the blacktip shark and the Austrailan blacktip Shark. The Australian Black Tip shark lives only in warm tropical waters, and is slightly smaller than the more common Black Tip that is found globally.

What this means for science is pretty extraordinary. From an evolutionary perspective, it’s a clear sign that shark populations are adapting to climate change across the planet. From an end-of-the-world perspective, it means it’s only a matter of time before flying sharks infest our skies with teeth and fins of airborne terror.

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This just in a new breed of shark has been found...

reply to post by -W1LL


Cute pic - perfect for my Animal Mind Control thread. Would you mind re-posting it there? ...Thanks, sofi

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Good belly laugh, thx w1ll

Originally posted by soficrow
reply to post by -W1LL

 

Here's a different kind of coverage - quite amusing imo.

It’s Over for Humanity: Hybrid Sharks Found

Well, cash in your chips, people, it’s the end of the line. On Tuesday, scientists reported the discovery of hybrid sharks off of the coast of Australia--that is, a cross between the blacktip shark and the Austrailan blacktip Shark. The Australian Black Tip shark lives only in warm tropical waters, and is slightly smaller than the more common Black Tip that is found globally.

What this means for science is pretty extraordinary. From an evolutionary perspective, it’s a clear sign that shark populations are adapting to climate change across the planet. From an end-of-the-world perspective, it means it’s only a matter of time before flying sharks infest our skies with teeth and fins of airborne terror.

edit on 5/1/12 by soficrow because: (no reason given)

It has already begun
Fly-away sharks trigger air alerts