Uterus of a Pregnant Female of the White Shark

An open uterus of a pregnant female of the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Oceanium, Diergaarde Blijdorp Rotterdam, Netherlands The white shark is ovoviviparous. So you can see embryos, some still with yolk sacs, in each of the two uteri.

 

An open uterus of a pregnant female of the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Oceanium, Diergaarde Blijdorp Rotterdam, Netherlands. The white shark is ovoviviparous. So you can see embryos, some still with yolk sacs, in each of the two uteri.