just plain strange

Male Bass in Potomac Producing Eggs Pollution Suspected Cause of Anomaly in River's South Branch

By David A. Fahrenthold Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, October 15, 2004; Page A01

MOOREFIELD, W.Va. -- The South Branch of the Potomac River is as clear as bottled water here, where it rolls over a bed of smooth stones about 230 miles upstream from Washington. But there is a mystery beneath this glassy surface.

Many of the river's male bass are producing eggs.

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