Lemon Shark Pup in Mangroves

Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.

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Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.