Sharks

Bob and Splits are two of our resident Port Jackson Reef Sharks! They lay eggs which are spiral shaped and look like seaweed! That helps prevent them getting snacked on and camouflage in their environment. They can only be found in southern Australia and nowhere else in the world.

Meet Leo the Leopard Shark (Stegastoma fasciatum). Leo is super friendly and actively seeks out the attention of divers. He’s fond of a head scratch and likes to snooze, spending his afternoons having a rest in his favourite spot. Leopard sharks can grow up to 2.5m in length and when they are born they have stripes!

Meet fast and zippy Portia, the grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos). Grey Reef Sharks love to eat cephalopods such as a squid and octopus. Their predators in the wild are other sharks, sometimes themselves hunting in groups of 700!