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[-] CatAssTrophy@safest.space 4 points 1 day ago

The stingray ended up being sick and not actually pregnant. They were possibly seeing cysts, not eggs. Or possibly cysts and eggs and the illness caused the embryos to abort and were eaten before anyone noticed them.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pregnant-virgin-stingray-wont-give-birth-after-all-heres-why-180984458/

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