The second largest shark species in the world is being spotted close to the Bay State coast, according to shark researchers. Multiple basking sharks were seen off Plymouth Friday morning.

Picture: supplied by Muscat family In October, Australian under-14 girl’s surfing champion Kirra-Belle Olsson, 13, was lucky to survive after a wobbegong shark grabbed her foot and tried to pull ...

A wobbegong shark bit the man on Friday morning. Picture: Supplied “Use your sea sense and stay informed by checking for shark activity on the SharkSmart website, SharkSmart WA app.” ...

A shark warning has been issued for a popular Western Australian beach after a swimmer was bit by a 1m wobbegong – just days after a fatal attack on a surfer near Esperance. The incident ...

Sydney - A 1.5 metre-long shark will live to bite another day after a veterinarian at Sydney's Taronga Zoo reached into its stomach on Tuesday to dislodge a rusty fishing hook. The female wobbegong ...

However, an autopsy found an 18.6-centimeter (7.3-inch) swordfish bill, known as a rostrum, lodged in its skull. Blue sharks (Prionace glauca) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius) are both ...

which includes the ornate wobbegong and the floral banded wobbegong. This level of camouflage helps the shark as an ambush predator, lying unseen as it waits for its prey. Sometimes the wobbegong ...

In addition to nurse sharks, visitors can see zebra, blacktip reef, whitetip reef, gray reef and tasselled wobbegong sharks. Eye-to-Eye Shark Dives features 18 sharks in all, according to the news ...

They are known to hunt in groups and have a hearty appetite for various prey. Wobbegong sharks, part of the genus Orectolobus, are known for their camouflaged appearance and tend to lie in wait on ...

That’s when I spot a Wobbegong shark, an odd-looking carpet shark, resting quietly on the habitat floor just an arm’s length from us. I suddenly feel utterly relaxed – and excited.

Otherwise known as "carpet sharks," this species is clearly defined by the unusual fringe along the front of its head and its camouflage pattern. The Tasselled variety is just one of 12 wobbegong ...

Tasselled wobbegong sharks are so well camouflaged they can vanish on the seafloor, waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass before lunging forward to suck their victims into their giant mouths.