A viral video on TikTok shows an alien-looking shark egg found on a California beach. The corkscrew-shaped egg came from a California horn shark, the TikTok user said. The video shows the "pliable ...

People have been left shocked by the sight of a shark egg in California. The suspected horn shark egg was found and filmed by a sea life enthusiast. Watch the video and see the egg for yourself here.

This prevents the eggs from being washed away by currents, the UK Natural History Museum reports. Other species, including the bullhead shark , will produce spiral-shaped eggs. Just Curious for more?

Maybe you've seen a "mermaid's purse" while walking on the beach. Not actually an accessory for the mythical creature, these small casings are the eggs of sharks and their relatives For around 455 ...

Helen O'Neill Yeah, we were doing a research project looking at the egg cases of these cat sharks, including the barley cat shark, which are a tropical species of small shark. And we were just ...

Image caption, The distinctive spiral shape of a horn shark egg When a female horn shark lays her eggs, they are a distinctive spiral shape. It’s not just for aesthetic purposes, the ...

The spiral egg case can be wedged into small cracks and crevices by the female shark to hide them from potential predators. Each egg contains one shark baby and takes between six and nine months ...

Port Jackson shark eggs are a really unusual spiral shape. "This is because the mother will attach the egg into crevices between rocks and spiral it in so it can't come back out and get washed ...

The fossils of baby sharks and their spiral egg casings, uncovered at Mazon Creek in northeastern Illinois. A Remarkable Discovery At Mazon Creek The discovery of Bandringa shark fossils in 1969 ...