A newborn white shark swims in green water
For what may be the first time, footage shows a baby white shark swimming off the coast of California.
  • Spotting a baby great white in the wild is practically unheard of.
  • A filmmaker's drone recorded what appeared to be a baby off the coast of California.
  • Researchers have long wanted to know where the sharks give birth, and the footage could offer clues.

Last summer, a drone captured footage of a ghostly white shark near the coast of Santa Barbara, California. It turned out to be an extremely rare sighting of a baby white shark, and its appearance could help scientists solve some big mysteries.