Over 300 Embryos Found in Pregnant Whale Shark

A pregnant whale shark caught off the coast of Taiwan in 1995 was found to be carrying 304 embryos.
Over 300 Embryos Found in Pregnant Whale Shark
The only pregnant female whale shark ever studied scientifically carried 304 embryos that ranged in developmental stages from egg case-bound embryos to free-swimming near term animals. Shoou-Jeng Joung
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/Whaleshark.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-111607" title="From studying a pregnant whale shark, scientists suggest that whale sharks store sperm after one mating event and fertilize them from time to time. (Jennifer Schmidt)" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/Whaleshark-676x450.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="500"/></a>
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/Live+Pup_medium.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-111608" title="The largest of the 304 embryos was viable outside the uterus, and two were kept in aquariums for several months. (Shoou-Jeng Joung)" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/Live+Pup_medium.jpg" alt="" width="337" height="350"/></a>
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