Earlier this year, an aquarium in a small-town in western North Carolina claimed that a stingray named Charlotte got impregnated by a shark. Charlotte became an internet sensation in the aftermath and quite possibly the most famous fish in the world. Then, things got weird.

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Emily Cataneo, reporter for The Assembly

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Check out Emily’s deep dive on Charlotte the stingray at The Assembly here.
Watch the full WLOS ABC13 News interview with Brenda Ramer here.
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Charlotte the stingray's tangled web