The first ever record of a pregnant megamouth shark has been documented after a dead female washed up on the shores of the Philippines. The 18-foot-long (5.5 meters) megamouth shark (Megachasma ...
The finding confirms for the first time that these sharks give birth to live young. A dead 18-foot megamouth shark that washed up on the beach in the Philippines was pregnant, confirming for the first ...
Tracking data from megamouth sharks suggests these elusive giants are more closely tied to specific regions and depth zones than previously known. Since the unexpected discovery of a megamouth shark ...
Not much is known about the megamouth, which was first observed by scientists in 1976. Scientifically known as Megachasma pelagios, megamouth sharks were initially discovered in 1976 off the shores of ...
A hulking shark with a rubbery, lantern-like mouth and a body the length of a delivery van is not what most people expect to see in the surf. When a megamouth shark appears close to shore, it jolts ...