Female whale sharks save sperm, study suggests

Friday, August 27, 2010 - 10:21 in Biology & Nature

The giant whale shark is an elusive quarry for study, especially when it comes to spotting the spotted sharks' mating and breeding. But a new analysis of rare whale shark embryos suggests that females may save up sperm after mating, queuing up multiple litters of the filter-feeding fish. Fish - Whale shark - Shark - Biology - Mating

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