The post Meet the Walking Shark That Crawls Instead of Swimming for Survival<\/a> appeared first on A-Z Animals<\/a>.<\/p>\n Walking sharks use their fins to move along the seafloor, allowing them to navigate shallow reefs, tide pools, and tight spaces where swimming isn\u2019t practical.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n These sharks live in warm Indo-Pacific waters and can tolerate low oxygen conditions that would stress or kill many other fish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Their egg-laying reproductive strategy is considered efficient because it requires less energy than live birth and produces fully formed young ready to survive on their own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Sharks have a branding problem. For many people, the word alone conjures images of horror: sleek predators stalking through open water, ominous fins slicing through the surf, rows of teeth on full display. You may even hear a familiar theme in your head. Dun-dun. Dun-dun. <\/em>Yup, sharks seem scary, all right. Fortunately, they\u2019re relegated to the ocean. I mean, imagine if they could walk<\/em>?<\/p>\n What? They can?!? Are you telling me there\u2019s such a thing as a walking shark<\/em>?<\/p>\n Yes, there is such a thing as a walking shark, but no, it\u2019s not going to walk up on land to come bite your head off. Walking sharks aren\u2019t a single species, but a group of closely related sharks that share a remarkable ability: they can move across the ocean bottom using their fins in a way that looks surprisingly similar to walking.<\/p>\nQuick Take<\/h2>\n
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