Bonnethead in their hindgut. The bonnethead shark is viviparous. Females reach sexual maturity at about 32 in, while males reach maturity around 24 in. Four to 12 pups are born in late summer and early fall, measuring . Bonnetheads have one of the shortest gestation periods among sharks, lasting only 4.5–5.0 months. A bonnethead female produced a pup by parthenogenesis. The birth took place at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Nebraska; DNA analysis showed a perfect match between mother and pup. The bonnethead is an abundant species and is currently classified as a least-concern species by the IUCN. It is heavily
What Is a Nation? French citizen has to have forgotten the massacre of Saint Bartholomew, or the massacre that took place in the South in the thirteenth century. While many nations, such as France, begin with a feudal regime such as a monarchy, others, such as the United States and Switzerland, are formed by acts of consensual aggregation. France and many others, however, survived their feudal roots while maintaining their identity. Renan inquires what is the organizing principle? It can't be race, because France is "Celt, Iberian, German...The most noble countries, England, France and Italy, are the ones where the blood is most mixed."