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Artificial corals can give deep-water marine life a place to live; cat sharks, for example, wrap necklace-like egg cases around any structure, natural or not, that sticks up from the seafloor.
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Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The list below takes a closer look at seven of the most unusual eggs (and egg cases) in the animal world and the creatures that produce them.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
On average, coral catshark egg cases contained about 21 particles per case, while Hasselt’s bamboo shark egg cases contained roughly 16.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Because these egg cases can also float to the surface, should one be found on the beach, Seid advises throwing it gently back into the ocean.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025
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Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The list below takes a closer look at seven of the most unusual eggs (and egg cases) in the animal world and the creatures that produce them.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
On average, coral catshark egg cases contained about 21 particles per case, while Hasselt’s bamboo shark egg cases contained roughly 16.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Because these egg cases can also float to the surface, should one be found on the beach, Seid advises throwing it gently back into the ocean.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Egg case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20case. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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