Pregnant sharks and rays likely to abort if captured: Study
Australian researchers have found 24% of pregnant sharks and stingrays, across their 88 species, abort their pups when captured, which is often misunderstood by other researchers as natural birth. In pelagic stingrays, the rate of abortion on capture was 85%. The study also examined 40 live birth videos posted on social media and observed trauma-induced abortion in most cases.