What is wobbegong?

Wobbegong, also known as a shark Wobbie or carpets, is located in the shallow waters of the Pacific and Indian Ocean. The adult shark can be up to 10.5 feet in length (about 3.2 meters) and is known for its flattened head and yellowish brown or gray spotted appearance, allowing it to mix into the water often undetected. Wobbegongs also have clear pendants, and his name is assumed that he comes from an Australian indigenous term for "Shaggy Beard". The shark is relatively harmless, the shark has sharp teeth, but usually holds for itself and will not attack people unless provoked.

There are more than six types of this type of shark, including Japanese wobbegongs, wailing wobbegongs, Cobblegongs, seen wobbegongs, decorated with wobbegongs, northern wobbegongs and western wobbegongs. These sharks usually occur in water that ranges from 3 feet to 360 feet (about 1 to 110 meters) deep. The shark lives on the ledges and in coral gardens, like a mend like a boat. For wobbegong nLiving unusual to live in caves with crayfish.

Night creations, wobbegongs often use their beard to help get fish. The shark can also connect with the surroundings such as rocks and ocean bottom that face fish that are approaching too close. The shark usually lies at the bottom of the water for hours and then raises his mouth, which resembles seaweed when the other creatures approach the investigation. The assault predators, the shark uses its long sharp teeth to grasp their prey, and often hold their victims until they dies and can be swallowed all over. Wobbegong diet includes smaller fish, crab, octopus, octopus, rays and even other sharks.

Wobbegongs are joined during the winter and are Ovoviviparous, which means that young people are born without placental attachment. A woman's pregnancy period is usually nine to 11 months. A female shark can give birth to litters that contain up to 40 pups. GroanAnd they often appear two at the same time for 24 hours. At birth, young are about 8 inches in length (about 20 centimeters) and can take care of themselves.

The shark is often hunted because the creatures lack bones. Wobbegong is often served in Fish and Chip restaurants in Australia. Wobbegong is also hunted for its skin because of its unique color and patterns.