whaler shark

It looks like some similar “whaler shark” species—a genus that also includes the well-known bull shark and blacktip shark—but its teeth, snout, fins and vertebrae are distinctive enough that scientists have declared it to be its own species.

The islands attract various whaler shark species as well as bull and tiger sharks.

A helicopter rescue service photographed what is said was most likely a bronze whaler shark nearby shortly afterwards.

The dusky whaler shark, found at Sydney's Palm Beach, was not considered dangerous because it was a juvenile.

A hungry bronze whaler shark charges into a school of sardines in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa.