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. When you ...

When someone says "shark," the first images that come to mind for many people are rather typical – great whites, bull sharks and tiger sharks. But there are some species lurking beneath the sea that ...

A man in his 70s was attacked by a shark off the coast of Australia this weekend, punching it in the head to escape. Richard Stubbs, 77, was snorkeling around 160 feet off the shore in Yallingup ...

There is no indication that the photograph was digitally edited, and it indeed depicts a real animal. Separately, the tasseled wobbegong, or "carpet shark," is a real species. However ... What's False ...

While out diving one day in the Great Barrier Reef, a team of scientists discovered a tasselled wobbegong shark chowing down on a cousin. Fortunately, they managed to take a photograph, and here it is ...

The photo says it all: an alien-looking shark, adorned with mossy hairs and a flat face, with its mouth agape and a slender bamboo shark headfirst inside. Though not unusual for a shark to snack on ...

A man has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a wobbegong shark while spearfishing in WA's South West. Witnesses say the shark clamped onto the man's forearm and was stabbed multiple times ...

SeaWorld San Diego will reopen its Bayside Aquarium on Friday, letting park visitors experience a variety of endangered and vulnerable species up close, it was announced Tuesday. Formerly known as the ...

A 15-year-old girl in Perth, Australia, had just stepped into the ocean for a swim Monday morning when she felt something with sharp teeth latch onto her left foot. Isabella Brett-Jensen shook free of ...

A snorkeler attacked by a shark off Australia’s east coast swam to shore with the predator still gripping his leg and then drove to a lifesavers’ club to have it removed. Australian Luke Tresoglavic, ...

Colour blind Sharks are colour blind, a new molecular study by Australian scientists has confirmed, filling a gap in our knowledge about the evolution of colour vision. Dr Susan Theiss, from the ...