The Second Coming!...

...of our Messiah: Shark Jesus!

A blacktip shark in a Virginia Aquarium was confirmed to have a "virgin birth." The single shark pup inside the female was genetically tested after an necropsy of the mother and had no genes from a male shark. It is the second documented case of a female shark reproducing asexually.

Unfortunately the pup never actually was born. The mother, 'Tidbit' (personally I think 'Mary' would have been more catchy), died from complications of her sudden and unknown pregnancy.

The first shark Messiah, a hammerhead born just a year ago, was quickly gobbled up by his fellow sharks shortly after his birth.

Quote: "By the time they could realize what they were looking at, something munched the baby..."

But really, what does this all mean? Seems clear to me. It's got to be Shark Jesus! Personally, I welcome back our savior with open arms....er.....fins.

So the real question is not 'what does this tell us about the reproductive cycles of one of the Earth's oldest creatures.' Much much simpler than that.

WWSJD?