White shark mothers don’t stay with their pups after birth—these young sharks are independent from day one. 🦈 This survival strategy helps ensure the pups can grow on their own without competition from adults. Watch our latest Shark Fact to learn why this behavior is so important for white shark survival and what it tells us about life in the ocean. | OCEARCH

First videos of a young great white? 🦈 🎥🇺🇸 A wildlife filmmaker from Southern California has captured what may be the world’s first footage of a newborn great white shark. Carlos Gauna, The Malibu Artist, has been using drones to capture videos of sharks for years, and spotted this one-of-a-kind sight near Santa Barbara, California. The shark in the video is thought to be a newborn white shark because of the rare stark white coloring, size, and rounded fins, though it is hard to confirm as t