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EXBaby stingrays develop inside soft, leathery egg cases often called “mermaid’s purses.”
While inside, the young ray curls its body tightly, which is why it looks like something wrapped inside a piece of pasta.
Unlike many fish, stingrays are born quite developed and don’t go through a larval stage.
As soon as they hatch, they can swim, bury themselves in sand, and hunt small prey on their own, relying very little on their parents for survival.
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