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 ...

Where it lives: Western Pacific Ocean, off the coasts of Northern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia. What it eats: Fish, crabs, squid, cuttlefish, octopus and other sharks. Why it's awesome: The ...

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 ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A wobbegong has been identified as the species of shark that bit a Sydney surfer on Sydney's northern beaches this week. A 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. When you ...