Rip the sand tiger shark was born at Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach on March 24, 2022. He's the first of his (endangered) species to be born in captivity.

What happens to sharks when they are released from captivity back into the wild? One scientist set out to answer this question.

The aquarium is new to caring for tiger sharks; in fact, nearly all aquariums are, since the species is rarely kept in captivity (only two other aquariums in the U.S. have tiger sharks in residence).

In an effort to conserve the sand tiger shark population, a team at Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach is hoping to artificially inseminate its females during the spring mating season.

After researchers tagged her off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, in April, a pregnant tiger shark named Hanna has since ...

Baby Rip is making waves among marine biologists because sand tiger sharks are critically endangered. He's the first of his species to be born in captivity.