An epaulette shark pup hatched in August at the Brookfield Zoo, even though its mother lived alone in her habitat with no interaction with potential mates
The enterprising sharks in Sharknado and its sequels may have figured out how to literally ride the lightning and attack humanity from on high. But even they would be impressed with the sharky superpower on display at Illinois’ Brookfield Zoo. There, a female epaulette shark recently gave virgin birth to a single shark pup. Shark Born at Brookfield Zoo in “Miraculous” Virgin Birth The mother epaulette shark, otherwise known as walking sharks for their talent of walking short distances over dry l