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Emerging Science Note: Hybrid Sharks

Shark species are interbreeding and creating a thriving population of hybrids off the coast of Australia.

Scientists have discovered the first known examples of hybrid sharks, the result of interbreeding between Australian blacktip and common blacktip sharks. As Living on Earth’s Mary Bates reports, the hybrids appear to be thriving in Australian waters and span multiple generations.

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