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Basking sharks are ovoviviparous, meaning embryos develop inside eggs that hatch within the mother before live birth.
Although rarely observed, estimates suggest newborn basking sharks may measure between 1.5 and 2 meters long at birth. That makes them among the largest shark pups of any species.
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Beginning life at nearly the height of a fully grown person drastically reduces vulnerability to many marine predators. Yet even at this size, they represent only a fraction of the 10-plus-meter giants they may become.
Large birth size combined with long gestation underscores the species’ slow life history strategy. Each offspring represents a significant biological investment, reinforcing why population recovery after decline can take decades.
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