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Sharks are viviparous, oviparous and also ovoviviparous. [..] There are over 500 species of shark living in waters around the world and the majority give birth to live young. The remainder are oviparous, meaning they lay eggs. [..] [..]Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the largest species of shark. Although these animals produce eggs, they don't lay them. Instead, the young hatch while still in the female's body and…
Thank you for this link on how sharks give birth. I never thought the subject would be so fascinating. Also led me to this interesting article on the Basking shark which has an absolutely gigantic mouth for filter feeding plankton. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/basking-shark-cetorhinus-maxi...
The Leviathans..city sized sentient whale like creatures that replicate by splitting themselves ..a process called ‘budding’. A very enjoyable read. This thread made me look it up to read again. If you like good old fashioned sci-fi, I recommend it. It’s part of Ben Bova’s Grand Tour series.