Nurse sharks live in the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Eastern Pacific Ocean near the shoreline, which is where they hunt. As nocturnal feeders, nurse sharks prey on small fish that are resting.

The study, published in early November in the Environmental Biology of Fishes journal, has revealed that nurse sharks cans seemingly “walk,” and do a headstand, on the ocean floor while they feed.

Sharks have roamed the world’s oceans for millions of years. Most of it has been swimming up and down our water column, yet a select few have decided to learn to ‘walk.’ Don’t get me wrong ...

Bottom-feeding sharks, like carpet sharks and nurse sharks, use their powerful lips and mouths to suck prey out of hiding places. Even the fearsome great white may do this. How many shark species ...

Opportunistic camera surveys provide insight into discrete foraging behaviours in nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Environmental Biology of Fishes , 2022; DOI: 10.1007/s10641-022-01366-x ...

Nurse sharks are related to a type of shark known to "walk" with its fins across land during low tide. "Our footage suggests nurse sharks may do something similar on the sea floor," said Parton.

A camera tag on a nurse shark captured unexpected footage of a great white shark. ... these apex predators take advantage of the abundant seal populations and rich prey resources found in these areas.

The nurse shark had unintentionally filmed the great white, estimated to be about 10 feet long, ... Though great whites do occasionally prey on other sharks, ...