Male Bass in Potomac Producing Eggs

Posted by michael on Friday October 15, 2004 @04:59AM from the hello-mother-hello-father dept.

Shakrai writes "The Washington Post is carrying a story about how male bass in the Potomac river are actually producing eggs. The source of this interesting phenomena is currently unknown. Scientists are speculating that it may have something to do with chicken estrogen left over in manure or perhaps even human hormones dumped in the river from sewage treatment plants. Scientists aren't sure if the affected fish are still able to reproduce and the long-term repercussions of this find are unknown."

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Sorry, I can't take it anymore... by shrikel · 2004-10-15 06:15 · Score: 0, Offtopic

"Phenomena" is PLURAL! The singular is phenomenon. Jeez. I can't believe how many people get that mixed up.

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