Spotlight On…
Check out this week’s featured specimen!
(Pictured below, really close up!)
Photo: N. Sincero © California Academy of Sciences
Can you guess what it is? Here are some hints:
- This animal can grow up to 7 ft (2.1 m) long.
- It is ovoviviparous.
Leave us a comment with your answer! Then come see us in the Classroom on Sunday, Nov. 13th at 2:30 pm for Science Story Adventures to see if you’re right and to learn more about this animal. Science Story Adventures is our program for children ages 4 – 8 and their caregivers. In the program, we explore the natural world through stories, specimens, games and crafts.
Looks like some sort of Eel!
Comment by Katie — November 9, 2011 @ 5:02 pm
leopard shark?
Comment by Amy — November 9, 2011 @ 5:12 pm
it is either a tiger shark or a leopard shark.
Comment by Cristina — November 9, 2011 @ 5:13 pm
Spotted dogfish?
Comment by Erin T — November 9, 2011 @ 5:19 pm
Mackerel Shark
Comment by Lee — November 9, 2011 @ 5:24 pm
Looks like a Sand Shark (family Odontaspididae)to me! AKA Sand Tiger Shark…..
Comment by Jorge Lehr — November 9, 2011 @ 6:03 pm
sand tiger shark.
Comment by sara m — November 9, 2011 @ 6:11 pm
leopard shark
Comment by Laura J — November 9, 2011 @ 6:29 pm
Leopard shark!
Comment by Jo — November 9, 2011 @ 7:33 pm
Leopard shark
Comment by Jo — November 9, 2011 @ 7:34 pm
Leopard shark!
Comment by Marsha Kobrin — November 9, 2011 @ 8:04 pm
Leopard shark?
Comment by Nancy Silverrod — November 9, 2011 @ 8:11 pm
Sand Tiger Shark!
Comment by A — November 9, 2011 @ 11:41 pm
Leopard Shark (def not sand tiger shark)
Comment by John Ly — November 10, 2011 @ 12:37 am
Thanks for all of your excellent guesses! Our specimen this week was a leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata). To learn more about leopard sharks and see photos and videos of them, check out the following websites:
We’ll have another “Spotlight On…” challenge soon, but in the meantime, see if you can tell us who pooped?
Comment by nature — November 13, 2011 @ 4:32 pm