But some strange sharks are still evolving—and have even learned to walk. Meet the walking sharks. ... In a paper published this week in the journal Marine and Freshwater Research, the researchers have also shown that these species all evolved in the last nine million years.

Are sharks evolving to walk?

Scientists reveal that the rapid evolution of walking ability in individuals or small groups is because of small groups of sharks moving to a new area. After they've adopted the walking technique, future generations learn to walk from birth.

Why have sharks not evolved much?

It begs the question: why haven't sharks evolved? Sharks have evolved, it just doesn't really seem like it. Sharks have no known predators so they dominate their ocean landscape. As long as their dominion remains the same, they have no reason to adapt in a large way.