VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-18
“So – the fact that these neonate sightings are so rare, but when they are seen, they tend to share oceanographic conditions – it does get you thinking, is this just a coincidence, or is there some kind of strategy at play?”
Freya Womersley · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-18
Womersley discusses her paper linking rare newborn whale shark sightings to low oxygen zones.
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