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Rare walking sharks found to be 'homebodies' in Indonesian archipelago

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A new study has revealed that the Raja Ampat epaulette shark, a rare species found only in Indonesia's Raja Ampat Archipelago, exhibits strong site fidelity, rarely venturing far from its home territory. Researchers observed that these sharks, despite high population densities in certain areas, showed minimal movement between study sites, with most individuals staying within a few hundred meters of their initial location. This behavior creates a conservation challenge, as the sharks are highly dependent on the health of their immediate habitat, which includes coral reefs serving as nurseries for juveniles and seagrass meadows for adults. AI

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Rare walking sharks found to be 'homebodies' in Indonesian archipelago

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Melissa Cristina Márquez, Contributor ·

    This Rare Walking Shark Hardly Ever Leaves Home, New Study Finds

    A year-long study of the Raja Ampat epaulette shark found some of the highest population densities ever recorded for a walking shark, revealed that coral reefs act as nurseries for young sharks, and showed that most individuals spend their entire lives within remarkably small are…

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