Pacific white skate adaptation is particularly remarkable because, according to Dr. Pelayo Salinas-de-León of the Charles Darwin Foundation, “It takes longer for eggs to incubate in cold water ...

The eggs come from the Pacific white skate and were found in waters once thought too cold to support life. They can take up to 10 years to incubate.

Attendees at the fourth annual Calgary Kilt Skate were serenaded by a Gaelic choir and bagpipes as they braved the chilly –20 C weather with bare knees peeking out beneath their tartans.