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title: "Facts about shark babies"  
description: "A short explanation about the babies shark and it's amazing facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-24  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2631/facts-about-shark-babies  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Facts", "general knowledge", "babies shark"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Facts about shark babies

![Facts about shark babies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3d895a7a-eb2b-4832-92a1-dba50cb8759c/images/3e17553e-49f1-4288-b9a8-d85f620fb27c.jpeg) ![Facts about shark babies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3d895a7a-eb2b-4832-92a1-dba50cb8759c/images/5ef49ca0-63fb-41e8-86ad-7e3dc4cf720d.jpeg) Shark babies, also known as pups. ![Facts about shark babies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3d895a7a-eb2b-4832-92a1-dba50cb8759c/images/19c65323-1ed6-4277-b632-338de0cd5797.jpeg) The largest embryo in the womb of some shark species will eat its siblings. ![Facts about shark babies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3d895a7a-eb2b-4832-92a1-dba50cb8759c/images/f0c71c21-7235-47e5-968e-01c6006d1906.jpeg) This is referred to as intrauterine cannibalism that helps to ensure that the strongest pup survives. ![Facts about shark babies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3d895a7a-eb2b-4832-92a1-dba50cb8759c/images/f4a351dc-1aca-4a6d-88ef-eb8fe919405e.jpeg) Shark pups can swim from the moment they are born and capable of fending for themselves. ![Facts about shark babies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3d895a7a-eb2b-4832-92a1-dba50cb8759c/images/f70bb37c-0c94-4387-872d-f3b762bbe51b.jpeg) Their mothers do not provide any parental care.

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