Beachcombers along the Texas coast have spotted an interesting find washing up in recent days—skate egg casings, often called ...

Their egg cases are sometimes referred to as mermaid's purses, and occasionally as Devil's purses. The egg is a capsule that contains a developing animal and a yolk sac which the young gets its ...

Rebels are being urged to be on the lookout for 'mermaid purses' along the Cork coast to help track down the critically endangered flapper skate fish. UCC Marine Biologist Danielle Orrell has ...