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Pregnant Megamouth Shark
March 16 , 2024
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- A pregnant megamouth shark, a rare and elusive deepwater species, was discovered washed up on a beach in the Philippines.
- This is only the 60th ever seen and the first ever observed to be pregnant.
- This is confirming for the first time that these mysterious creatures give birth to live young.
- The groundbreaking finds have revealed that megamouth sharks, specifically the Megachasma pelagios species, are ovoviviparous.
- This means that their offspring develop in eggs inside the mother, leading to live births.
- Megamouth sharks, like many deep-sea inhabitants, are believed to spend the majority of their time at depths of up to 4,600 metres (15,100 feet).
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