The Biologist Trying to Make the First Pregnancy Test for Sharks

Published: Nov. 21, 2016, 8:12 a.m.

b'Earlier this year, James Gelsleichter got a call from the Bahamas. A group of researchers had been tracking the movements of some oceanic whitetip sharks off the coast of Cat Island, a long, thin stretch of land in the center of the Bahamas. Maybe, they thought, the sharks were moving certain directions because they were pregnant and looking for a place to give birth.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'