‘Walking’ sharks, also known as bamboo sharks or longtail carpet sharks, belong to the shark order Orectolobiformes. Rather than swim, they ‘walk’ by wriggling their bodies and pushing with their pectoral and pelvic fins. The newly discovered species, called Hemiscyllium halmahera, reaches 70cm in length.

Read more and see a video of the walking shark: http://bit.ly/159H8xKvia Sci-News.com. Image: © Mark Erdmann