Zebra Shark

Design

Like other bottom-dwelling sharks, the zebra shark can pump water over its gills. This ability was a provision within this creature’s original created kind.

Features

• This shark is cylindrical with a long tail and broad head.
• Its gray body is covered with dark brown spots.
• The young zebra shark has stripes and a darker body. As it grows, the zebra shark loses its stripes and develops spots.

Fun Facts

• The zebra shark is oviparous. The pups hatch from eggs that are left on rocks at the bottom of reefs.
• This shark’s tail is sometimes as long as, if not longer than, its body, and it lacks a distinct lower lobe.
• This shark is commonly, and incorrectly, referred to as a leopard shark because of the pattern of leopard-like spots that develop with maturity.