In an unprecedented effort, 15 aquariums from around the world are teaming up to raise endangered baby zebra sharks and reintroduce them into the wild, where populations have nearly gone extinct.

The pup was one of seven eggs hatched in Tacoma then shipped to Indonesia as part of a conservation initiative to restore shark populations.

This episode looks at whether we can actually rebuild shark populations by raising them in aquariums and releasing them back ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- At six and a half feet long zebra sharks are one of the largest species at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. The endangered animals, which are native to Indonesia, have been a fixture at the ...

An international effort to rebuild shark populations officially has begun. Two baby zebra sharks were released in the Raja Ampat Regency of Indonesia earlier this year as the first step in a massive ...

Researchers found a female zebra shark gave birth to pups through parthenogenesis, a.k.a. "virgin births" Melissa Montoya is an associate editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

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“There she goes!” one of the team members cried out in joy. Scientist Nesha Ichida couldn’t tell who the cheer came from, her eyes focused intently on the small spotted shark in her hands that was ...