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Old 12th Aug 2010, 12:07 PM   #1
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Default Interesting natural facts.

Saw this at the Aquarium in Long Beach, CA.



What do you guys think?

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Sorry the image is so big btw. I couldn't get it to shrink and still be readable.
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Old 12th Aug 2010, 12:40 PM   #2
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Default Re: Interesting natural facts.

It's pretty common in nature, actually, especially in marine species.

In fact, clownfish do the same thing when no female is present. Nemo's dad should've technically turned into a "she," after Nemo's mom died, but Disney would probably not have been too happy with that.
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Old 12th Aug 2010, 12:41 PM   #3
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Oysters can do change their gender at will
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that's how the dinosaurs in jurassic park started breeding remember? cause they used DNA from some frogs or something that change sex if there are no females present.
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I guess all that stuff Malcom said in Jurassic Park was complete bull shit after all
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oh right Sorry Paco I didn't read your post before mine
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that's how the dinosaurs in jurassic park started breeding remember? cause they used DNA from some frogs or something that change sex if there are no females present.
This is literally the exact thing I thought of when I saw this thread xD
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Turtles are deaf. Then why did i shout at mine all my little life?!
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This happens in chickens as well, rarely. The hen can be totally healthy and laying perfect eggs before completely transforming into a rooster due to hormone changes~.
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Female spotted hyenas have "pseudo-penis", an enlarged clitoris that looks like a penis
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You know every fetus starts with a twin, the stronger one kills the weaker one.

So I just heard
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You know every fetus starts with a twin, the stronger one kills the weaker one.

So I just heard
Researchers suspect that as many as 1 in 8 pregnancies start out as multiples, but only a single fetus is brought to full term, because the other has died very early in the pregnancy and has not been detected or recorded.
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