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Do sharks lay eggs? Here's how the fish gives birth and what some eggs look like.
Sharks that give birth to live young are viviparous like humans. Viviparous sharks are either placental or aplacental, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History. Placental sharks develop ...
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How many bones do sharks have? What to know about the elasmobranch's bodily makeup
while others give birth to live young — these sharks are viviparous, just like humans. Viviparous sharks develop a placental connection to their babies, similar to a mammal's umbilical cord.
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Do sharks lay eggs?
There are more viviparous shark species - which bear live young - than sharks that lay eggs. But throughout Earth's oceans, viviparity occurs in a variety of forms. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are ...