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Many sharks, including sand tiger sharks and Great White Sharks, keep their eggs inside their body until the baby sharks hatch, but some sharks, such as dogfish, lay strange-looking eggs which attach on to water plants or the sea floor instead. Some people call them a mermaids purse and they are sometimes found washed up on beaches.
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Do sharks eat baby sharks?
Yes..and baby sharks eat their siblings when they are first born
What is a young are born in a mermaid's purse or a case in witch the eggs are laid?
dog sharks
Do all sharks give birth to their young alive?
Most sharks are ovoviviparous. The young are born live. However, some are Oviparity. These are species that do lay eggs. Examples would be, the horn shark, catshark, Port Jackson shark, and swellshark.
How small is a whale shark when they are born?
At birth, whale sharks are quite small. The whale sharks give birth to live young which are 40 to 60 centimetres.
When do the have baby sharks?
Three ways that sharks can have babies: eggs are laid (Whale Shark), eggs hatch inside the mother and then are born, or pups (baby skarks) grow inside the mother (Mako Shark). Sharks can have up to 100 babies at one time. Gestation periods are different too, ranging from 14 months to 24 months depending on the species. Tiger Shark 14-16 months, Great White 14-18 months, Dogfish Shark 18 to 24 months. There are over 400 species of sharks. Great White Shark have their young in the fall in warmer waters of southern California.
What kind of shark trains its young to hunt in utero?
Sharks in which the young develop in the utero aren't trained to hunt there, they start to compete with their siblings. Usually only one is born after it hatches, develops and kills its siblings inside the mother's womb.
Is a shark a placental mammal?
Yes, some sharks do have their young in this way, it is called viviparity. Some sharks maintain a placental link to the developing young which is similar to mammalian gestation. The young are born alive and fully functional. The hammerheads, the bull and the blue sharks are viviparous.
How do sharks raise their young?
When a shark gives birth if it is in an egg it can take around 7 months for it to hatch. But some sharks are born from live birth. After sharks are born the mother leaves, the pups are left to fend for them selves.70% of sharks give birth to live offspring. These "pups" are self sufficient as soon as they are born. So no, sharks DON'T take care of their pups.Then, the other 30% born through eggs ...they don't take care of those either. lay'em and go.The most a shark does for its young is carry the pups inside the womb in a placenta or egg(filled with nutrients). Once they are born they fend for themselves.
Do sharks have to mate with another shark to have a baby?
Baby sharks are called pups. Just like there are many types of sharks, there are also different ways that sharks come into this world. There are three ways that sharks are born:eggs are laid (like birds)eggs hatch inside the mother and then are bornpups sharks grow inside the mother (like humans)Sharks can have from 1 to 100 babies at a time, depending on the type of shark. The ones with pups that grow inside the mother have fewer babies at a time than sharks that lay eggs outside the body.Sharks do not care for their babies after they are born, but they do search for a safe place where they can lay their eggs or give birth.
How do sharks have babies?
SHARK BABIES Baby sharks are called pups. Just like there are many types of sharks, there are also different ways that sharks come into this world. There are three ways that sharks are born:eggs are laid (like birds)eggs hatch inside the mother and then are bornSharks can have from 1 to 100 babies at a time, depending on the type of shark. The ones with pups that grow inside the mother have fewer babies at a time than sharks that lay eggs outside the body. Sharks do not care for their babies after they are born, but they do search for a safe place where they can lay their eggs or give birth.
The largest eggs in the world are laid by a shark?
Most sharks do not lay eggs, but instead bear live young, with the shark fetuses supported by the mother in a manner similar to mammals. Some others have eggs, but the eggs remain inside the mother, with the young living off each other. Of the remainder, some simply lay them on the bottom of the ocean, while others place them in crevices. Some of the bottom-laid eggs have long streamers that grab onto nearby objects and hang on until the young are born.
What can baby sharks do when born?
The lay eggs but keep them inside so that they actually give birth to live young.
