Man Finds Shark Egg on Beach with an Actual Live Shark in It, Takes It Home to Hatch

Speaking to Newsweek, de Beer said: “I knew it was a shark egg, most likely a shyshark egg...

... I didn’t expect to find a live baby shark in it, though. Usually, they are dead by the time you find them.”

He confirmed this was “the first time I’ve found one with a live shark in it. I was surprised and amazed at what I have found.”

De Beer confirmed it was most likely a “puffadder shyshark.” The egg was in a capsule, which many called a “mermaid’s purse.”

Talking to his TikTok followers, de Beer said, “Brought it home to put in in a tank with the hopes of it hatching and to release it again. He would’ve dried out and died on the beach!”

He hopes the embryo will hatch, and then he will put it in a tank, where he will create an ecosystem for the shark.

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