Sand tiger shark fetuses eat their siblings in the womb.
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Chapman, D., Wintner, S., Abercrombie, D., Ache, J., Bernard, A., Shivji, M., & Feldheim, K. (2013) The behavioural and genetic mating system of the sand tiger shark, Charcharias Taurus, an intrauterine cannibal. Biology Letters, 9: 20130003.
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Why Most Sand Tiger Sharks Die in the Womb
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