Leopard shark. By David Lukas . Aug. 3, 2004 ... dozens at a time may patrol shorelines so shallow that their dorsal fins protrude several inches above the water as they size each other up and ...

In La Jolla, these leopard sharks are mostly (over 95%) mature pregnant females," Nosal said. "They appear to be attracted to this site because of its calm, warm water, which we hypothesize speeds ...

Escondido resident Erik Trogden and his wife love to view the leopard sharks from their standup paddle boards. They paddle out on their boards and bring their snorkel gear to swim with the sharks.

Take a GoPro camera, a helium balloon and a school of sharks. What you get is the perfect view of animal interaction. A Scripps researcher is taking his shark study to new heights.

It’s no secret to most San Diegans that leopard sharks come each summer to warm their pregnant bellies on the sand at La Jolla Shores. But much still remains unknown about these animals. Andrew ...

The shark was returned to the Pacific Ocean, where it swam away. File photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images.

It’s no secret to most San Diegans that leopard sharks come each summer to warm their pregnant bellies at La Jolla Shores. But much remains unknown about the animals. Andrew Nosal, an associa… ...

The shark, a two-foot long leopard shark, was discovered by an on-duty course marshal, who loaded it onto his golf cart and drove it to the clubhouse, where he put it in a bucket of water.

Drones are spotting more interactions between humans and sharks and are giving researchers a better understanding of how sharks behave around humans. What drones show us about shark-human ...