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Mutant baby shark discovered by fisherman with ‘human face due to rare condition’

by A.P.

Dr David Shiffman, a research scientist at Marine Stewardship Council, suggested the shark’s unique appearance could be due to a rare condition called partial Cyclopia

A mutant baby shark with what appears to be a human face has baffled a fisherman after it was caught off the coast of Indonesia.

The bizarre creature was found by Abdullah Nuren after he set off from Rote Ndao in East Nusa Tenggara, on Sunday February 21.

He accidentally caught a pregnant shark while he was out fishing and she died after getting stuck in the trawler.Experts have suggested its unique appearance could be due to a rare condition.Abdullah, 48, noticed the apex predator was pregnant with three pups.

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