The female epaulette shark was never housed with a male shark but produced a fertile egg without the need for a male, the zoo said in a news release. The baby was born in August to the 3-year-old ...

The epaulette shark relies on its unique characteristics to survive its taxing habitat in the Great Barrier Reef. Chief among them: its ability to walk. The shark, which can also survive out of ...

The Zoo, located just outside of Chicago. announced on Wednesday that the Epaulette shark pup hatched on Aug. 23. This is believed to be the second time an epaulette shark was asexually reproduced ...

More newsworthy. This epaulette shark pup hatched Aug. 23, 2023, at Brookfield Zoo, born from what staff believe was ... More an unfertilized egg. The remarkable news was officially revealed on a ...

The epaulette shark pup hatched this summer at Brookfield Zoo, just west of Chicago. Its mother has been at the zoo since 2019; in that time, she's never shared a tank with a male. "Beginning in ...

Now, a new study in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology is the first to describe the mechanics of how newly hatched epaulette sharks walk. The findings may ultimately help scientists ...

Epaulette sharks use their paddle-like fins ... She also moderates “science of” panels at conventions and co-hosts Star Warsologies, a podcast about science and Star Wars.

A Chicago-area zoo recently welcomed a new epaulette shark pup. The sharks are known for "walking" and the large, round spots behind their pectoral fins. The pup is the second known case of an ...

CHICAGO — The Brookfield Zoo has welcomed an epaulette shark pup to its team, but this baby shark’s family tree is missing a few branches. According to the zoo, the female shark pup ...