Man Rescues Live Baby Shark Egg He Found On The Beach

A live baby shark egg washed up on the shore, and TikToker and fisherman Xander de Beer (@Zoo Look Fishing) brought it home to hatch. The unusual appearance of the creature and the fact that some sharks can lay eggs at all have the audience in shock right now.

You don't come across a shark egg with a live baby shark still developing inside of it every day. De Beer chose to take care of the one he discovered on a South African beach near his home in the hopes of eventually releasing it back into the ocean assuming it survived the remainder of its incubation period.

De Beer offers updates on the growth of the shark egg in a series of TikTok videos, giving viewers a fascinating science lesson.

The opening shot of the first clip shows de Beer up close while holding an oblong, light brown pod with coils on either end.

If it weren't for the on-screen text in the video, many people would not have recognized that the pod in de Beer's palm was a shark egg. He raises the egg toward the sun so that visitors may see the baby shark squirming inside.

The fact that sharks can lay eggs, much fewer ones that like keychains, astounded viewers.

Viewers were surprised by what shark eggs look like

“Whoa! This is a whole science lesson for me. I had no idea,” one user commented. 

“I was over here trying to figure out how you put it in that [k]eychain,” mentioned one TikToker, who noted the unusual shape.

“That is the most altitude that a shark will experience for its whole life,” one viewer joked.

De Beer published a follow-up video to clarify the issue with shark eggs for TikTokers. He mentions that some shark species lay eggs that, before hatching, cling to rocks or kelp with tendrils.

De Beer demonstrates the anatomy of the egg to the audience and explains how the newborn shark is attached to an umbilical sac. That provides it with food. As the shark grows, the sac gets smaller until the shark eventually takes up the entire egg before it hatches.

While de Beer intends to return the shark to the water after it gives birth, he is currently giving it a secure place to incubate.

Here is the follow up video