#Repost @himb_soest check out this extremely rare footage of a tiger shark giving birth! ・・・ Tiger shark birthing. While tagging adult tiger sharks with the @himb_soest Shark Lab offshore out of the north end of Kāne’ohe Bay, this female tiger shark on the line gave birth to 10 full term pups, and probably had at least 20 more to go after release. Each pup is in an individual embryonic sac while gestating inside the mother. During birth, each pup breaks out of the sac while leaving the mother (the golden colored cellophane-looking material you see). As soon as the pups leave the mother, they are immediately on their own. Tiger shark pups do not have a placenta, instead the mother provides nutrients to their young via energy-rich fluid provided within each egg case. Fall is the time of year when pregnant tiger sharks give birth around Hawaii, followed soon by mating in the winter months. Video by Mark Royer @shark_mark_photography #sharkbirth #shark #tigershark #hawaiisharks #sharkresearch #babyshark #nature #tigershark #natgeo #bbcnature https://www.instagram.com/p/BoXyChthE92/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v5c5k95r95vt