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 ...

For the first time, the swell sharks at the Central Coast Aquarium in Avila Beach have successfully laid eggs.The sharks’ egg cases are called "mermaids’ purses." There are currently 14 egg cases at ...

The mermaid’s purse hasn’t been out of style for millions of years. That’s because it is the fanciful name for the egg case for some of the oldest creatures on the planet — skates, rays and sharks. If ...

Sharks lay crazy eggs, but deep-sea catsharks and chimaeras lay some of the strangest eggs of all. If you’re a beachcomber, maybe you’ve seen these leathery "mermaid’s purses" washed up onshore. Did ...

Of course, they’re not exactly the Jaws-type of sharks. The sharks at Maymont are a lot tinier, for starters. Fully grown, they’re about 18 inches long. The new sharks at Maymont are called “chain ...