The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development said a man of unknown age was bitten by a “reported 1m ...

A St John WA spokesman said they had not been called to the area. DPIRD was alerted to the bite incident about 9.40am before ...

A shark warning has been issued for a popular Western Australian beach after a swimmer was bit by a 1m wobbegong – just days ...

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 ...

The wobbegong is a bottom-dwelling shark and usually stays close to the ocean floor. Its green-brownish skin is covered in a unique pattern of bold markings that helps it to camouflage perfectly ...

If that doesn’t work, the shark has a trick up its sleeve. It uses its tail as a lure, waving it back and forth to draw its prey ever closer. When the prey is in range, the Wobbegong strikes.