Training wobbegong sharks helps during veterinary exams as well as feeding time! Keeper Alexis told us that during routine medical procedures, the vets prefer elasmobranchs (sharks, skates and rays) to be rotated onto their backs. Putting them in this position displays the abdomen, which allows for ideal ultrasound imaging. It also displays the area at the base of their caudal fin where blood can easily be drawn. And finally, when on their backs, elasmobranchs enter a "trance-like" state called