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Komodo dragon in Va. bites the hand that feeds it

Jan 16 - By Associated Press

A Komodo dragon at the Virginia Aquarium bit the hand that fed it — literally — but aquarium officials said the incident Friday was likely more due to excitement than betrayal as the popular expression implies.

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Scientists: Virginia shark's pup a 'virgin birth'

Oct 9 - By Steve Szkotak, Associated Press Writer

Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female Atlantic blacktip shark in the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center contained no genetic material from a male.

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