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Shark cousin uses heat from ocean vents to incubate its eggs

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CBC (Canada)

Publication Date
2018-02-08

Birds might sit on their eggs to keep them warm until they hatch, but deep-sea fish called skates have found a less boring and time-consuming way to incubate their eggs — they lay them near hot hydrothermal vents on the sea floor.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/skate-eggs-hydrothermal-vents-1.4525013