Epaulette sharks evolved to walk on land where other shark species couldn't survive before! 😳
On a remote outcropping at nightfall on the coast of Papua New Guinea on May 3, 2022, scientists encountered something amazing: a walking shark. Using its fins to drag itself, the diminutive tan-and-black-speckled shark shimmied across a tide pool that contained barely enough water to skim its belly, moving like a lumbering sea lion as it dragged its body across the shore.
"This is the first time in history one of the Papuan species of epaulettes has been documented walking," Galante said on the show."This is so incredible." "All traits are selected for when it allows [a species] to survive better and eke out an environment where they're safe and can get food," said Gavin Naylor, director of the Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville. Epaulette sharks, which grow to about 3.3 feet in length, swim into shallow coral reefs to hunt for crabs and other invertebrates, their preferred food.
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