1/3/2024 0 Comments Children of morta egg![]() Where the shark’s skin is thin around its internal organs and womb, Nowell presses inward with a finger and feels something rigid and hard. Surrounded by vendors preparing for the start of their day at the wholesale fish market in Valletta, Greg Nowell carefully runs his fingers along the belly of the shark: a small-spotted catshark, a compact, slender creature only half a meter long, with cream-colored skin covered in a galaxy of black dots. ![]() ![]() This is especially strange, not just because it’s happening on land, but because the shark in question is dead. on the island of Malta, and in the stillness before most residents wake to begin their day, a shark is about to give birth. Listen now, download, or subscribe to “Hakai Magazine Audio Edition” through your favorite podcast app. This article is also available in audio format. Stream or download audio For this article Octo| 4,100 words, about 21 minutes Share this article Photo by Associació Lamna Raising Baby Sharks from the Dead Biologists are rescuing baby sharks and skates from recently caught females, giving the unborn a chance at survival. At this stage, the young shark’s gills are still external and it is growing from the sustenance provided in the yolk, visible at the bottom of the egg case. ![]() The embryo of a small-spotted catshark, safe inside its egg case, is being raised at the aquarium Oceanogràfic València by Associació Lamna, a nonprofit that promotes shark conservation and research. ![]()
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