Bamboo Shark

Weekly Dose of Cute

cwilcox | March 18, 2009

After watching the video over at Southern Fried Science with the itty-bitty tiger shark babies, I couldn't help but make this week's dose of cute some wittle-baby sharks: Virgin-borne hammerhead (parthenogenesis plus cuteness = super cool) Smallest ever baby whale shark Baby bamboo shark While their parents might be the top of the food chain, baby sharks are down at the bottom. Just ask this sea lion: Baby shark snack, c/o NatureFocused.comSharks reproduce relatively slowly, like people and other large species. With shark populations in decline due to overfishing and loss of prey species, it'…

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