Visit our resident nurse shark, Thelma, and watch her swim around her habitat from above or underwater! You can also encounter epaulette sharks in the Sea Cavern.
Where to See
Resident Nurse Shark
Thelma

- Sex
- Female
- Length
- Nearly 7 feet
Shark Species
Nurse Sharks
Ginglymostoma cirratum

- Status
- Data Deficient
- Average Size
- 130 lbs
- Location
- Caribbean, American west coast
- Threats
- Line fishing, commercial fishing
- Defining Characteristic
- Slow-moving bottom dweller
- Reach lengths of up to 14 feet
Epaulette Sharks
Hemiscyllium ocellatum

- Status
- Data Deficient
- Lifespan
- 20-25 years
- Location
- Australia and New Guinea
- Threats
- Commercial fishing
- Have evolved to use pectoral fins to ‘walk’ and be out of water for up to 2 hours traveling between tidal pools