Scientists Studying Sharks Discovered a New Species That Can Walk on Land by Complete Accident ...

Walking sharks crawl on their fins across reefs and even out into tide pools. The newfound Dudgeon walking shark brings the known species count to 10.

Divers in Papua New Guinea recently discovered a new species of carpet shark that can traverse low-lying reefs.

The creature belongs to a unique group of sharks whose members can use their strong pectoral fins like legs to get around ...

Mark Erdmann Researchers in Papua New Guinea have made a rare discovery in the unusual group known as walking sharks, but the ...

Hemiscyllium dudgeonae is the tenth recorded species of walking shark, which use their pectoral fins to move across reef flats, and its limited range means it may be at high risk of extinction ...

Scientists have added 866 newly discovered marine species to the global record, a haul that includes a pale ghost shark and a sponge so lethal to small organisms it earned the nickname “death ball.” ...

A shark that can follow you onto land? Luckily, the "walking shark" poses no threat to humans at all. Now, scientists have discovered a new species of this type.Residents of eastern Papua New Guinea ...

Learn more about the Dudgeon walking shark (Hemiscyllium dudgeonae), what makes it so unique, and why the speices is already threatened.