Epaulette sharks able to walk on land evolving to better survive climate crisis

Carpet shark species can walk for up to two hours, enabling them to survive increasingly hostile environments, researchers say

Researchers at a Florida university say a small but feisty species of carpet shark with an extraordinary ability to walk on land is evolving to better survive warming seas and the climate crisis.

The epaulette shark, commonly found on shallow reefs of Australia and New Guinea, can walk for up to 30 meters on dry land using paddle shaped fins, and survive hypoxia - a deficiency of oxygen - for up to two hours.