#carpet sharks

[heartnosekid]

dancing with a gentle giant, the whale shark | source

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Although they may appear to give birth to live young like a mammal, whale sharks are actually ovoviviparous meaning that they fertilize and hatch their eggs internally. A single mother can produce up to 300 eggs, and each one is 30 cm (12 in.) long-- twice the size of an ostrich egg!

(Image: A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) by Andre Rerekura)

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[snototter]

An Indonesian wobbegong shark (Orectolobus leptolineatus) shows off its camouflage off the coast of Alor, Indonesia

by Iain Fraser

[benevolentdinosaur]

Took the noodles on a little stroll

Often, they did not agree on which direction we should be going

And sometimes the world can be too much to handle

[charliethedino-12]

"Sharks are monsters"

Meanwhile sharks:

They're so goofy. Motherfucker called a 'tasselled wobbegong'.

[pochqmqri]

Zebra sharks at the Cairns Aquarium in Cairns, QLD, Australia

[clown-around-and-find-out]

my beloved nurse shark

[yangularoo]

Nurse Shark

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[thecreatureawaits]

Creature Awaits #226

Each week I plan to feature an amazing creature, admiring God's fantastic artistry. Hopefully it’ll brighten someone’s day to see something new and interesting if they haven’t seen it before. : )

(Endearing capture taken by Paul Korecky (CC BY-SA 2.0))

The Tasselled Wobbegong

Scientific Name: Eucrossorhinus dasypogon

Region: Shallow reefs lining northern Australia, New Guinea, the Aru Islands and Waigeo

Size: Up to 5'10" (~1.8m) long

Interesting Notes: This unique and beautiful carpet shark rests camouflaged against coral reefs along the sea floor with its tail curled under ledges and in caves during the day, although it may ambush unsuspecting passersby should the opportunity arise. At night it more actively hunts its favored prey among crustaceans, cephalopods and fish - luring many to their feasted-on fate by slowly waving the end of its tail like a small fish.

[heartnosekid]

🦈 leftover whale shark stims 🐋

🐋-🦈-🐋 / 🦈-🐋-🦈 / 🐋-🦈-🐋

[sharkboy-starmites]

Starmites and the kinds of sharks I think they'd be. Sometimes explanations are given.

Milady: leopard shark (the ground shark one, not the carpet shark)

Spacepunk: whale shark. Friend shaped.

Ack ack: shortfin mako. They look like they would have the same attitude.

S'up s'up: blue shark. He's blue.

Diggety: coral catshark. Just vibes.

Diva: great white. Great white have diva vibes and vice versa.

Bizarbara: angular roughshark. It looks scared.

All banshees: horn sharks or carpet sharks. I know this is really broad but shhhh. Shotzi specifically is a zebra shark.

Trinkulus: gulper shark. They're kinda ugly, but in a endearing way. (I can't think any shark is ugly they're all perfect okay)

Shak graa: giant guitarfish. OKAY this one is actually part of the rays and skates BUT it's a guitar. The cruelty!

Oragala: megalodon. I don't actually remember why this is it. Probably because it's extinct and oragala is a god? Kinda the same idk.

Mother/father: porbeagal shark. It looks like the guy who was father in the show I was in. @daweirdo-applhead. You but a shark.

Anyway, I'm a nerd.

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Don’t step on this carpet-- it just might bite back! Carpet sharks are masters of camouflage, spending hours lying on the ocean floor waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass by. These sharks are also known as Wobbegong sharks-- the word Wobbegong is thought to come from the Australian Aboriginal language Dharug and means ‘shaggy beard’ referring to the tassels lining its mouth.

(Image: A spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus) by Erik Schlögl)

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[jadeseadragon]

Fritzie (left) and Dorje (right), October 2013.

Francisco, a.k.a. Mr. Big, a.k.a. "Pantsman" (center) with his entourage.

I miss them. I wish they had longer life spans.

[rachi-roo]

After along day of stretching and rolling and eating and some pooping... Poor Olive is so eepy steepy.

It's a hard life for a ferret. Plz send love and prayers ✌️😔

[benevolentdinosaur]

We love to stick our heads directly into to the rice

Then emerge with silly rice hats

[saltingthecookingwine]

This is the best news I’ve heard all day. Carpet sharks. Fuck yeah.