By request, some more information about WHALE SHARKS! These creatures tend to stay in warmer
waters, around the equator, and although they can be seen close to coastlines,
they can dive to depths as deep as 2,000 feet.
However, they will only venture that deep in order to find food while
cruising the open ocean. Female whale
sharks incubate their eggs inside their bodies, unlike most sea creatures that
lay eggs in the coral or sand. Essentially,
because of this, whale sharks are considered to give birth to live young. Although the whale shark is impregnated with
hundreds of eggs, only a few actually become whale sharks – typically 12 per
litter. The research seems to suggest
that hundreds of eggs are produced so that whale sharks that actually hatch
have immediate food. The average size of
a newborn whale shark is approximately 24” in length.
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| Juvenile Whale Shark |
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