The video, which is circulating through the nets, shows fishermen hooking a stingray, resulting in an unusual scene. Pregnant fish, passing through a dangerous situation, provoked premature birth of cubs. Thus, a series of small stingrays was seen born on the boat, in the open air, while the fishermen tried to release the animal.

Fishermen caught a stingray that, in the face of danger, caused premature birth – Photo: Reproduction

The recording got on the channel of the biologist Enrique Abrajao on Youtube and in a short time became viral. Check it out below:

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According to the biologist, such “premature birth” is not uncommon.

“It happens when an animal is threatened and it happens instinctively, which is related to the survival of the species,” Abrajao explains.

At the end of the recording, the fishermen remove the hook that caught the stingray and agree on its return to the sea. Then the same is done with puppies that have already formed and were able to start life after a fright in childbirth.