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... hatch , but will not eat . After the young hatch and join the plankton , the female will go off by herself and die . Animals other than invertebrates also make their homes on the kelp plants . A keen eye can spot beautifully camouflaged ...
... hatch , but will not eat . After the young hatch and join the plankton , the female will go off by herself and die . Animals other than invertebrates also make their homes on the kelp plants . A keen eye can spot beautifully camouflaged ...
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... hatch their young from eggs within their bodies , but have additional means of nourishing them . The smoothhound shark , for example , nour- ishes its young with a placentalike structure . This " placenta ” is really a modified con ...
... hatch their young from eggs within their bodies , but have additional means of nourishing them . The smoothhound shark , for example , nour- ishes its young with a placentalike structure . This " placenta ” is really a modified con ...
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... hatch within the female's body , and rays are born fully func- tional . Inside this skate egg , or " mermaid's purse , " are one or more developing embryos which will emerge ready to begin life alone . ◇ Is ray and skate reproduction ...
... hatch within the female's body , and rays are born fully func- tional . Inside this skate egg , or " mermaid's purse , " are one or more developing embryos which will emerge ready to begin life alone . ◇ Is ray and skate reproduction ...
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