12.31.2012

The strange story of the Cyclops shark


It 's all white with one large eye in the middle of the forehead is the Cyclops shark, a small 56 cm shark found off Cerralvo Island in the Gulf of California (Mexico).
In fact, the animal was never born: it was removed when he was still a fetus from the mother's belly, legally fished in Mexican waters.
This is an example of carcarino (Carcharhinus obscurus), a shark that can reach 4 meters in length. This species is viviparous, but does not lay eggs that produce live pups.

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