WANNA SEE AND ALIVE CARPET????

Boom the fucking ornate wobbegong shark

She is a small 120cm (3'9ft) long gal, and she lives near Australia ( because look at her ofc she does) and she lives in warm tropical waters in comfortable depths of 100m or 330ft, they eat small fish that crawl across the bottom of the shallows, they are in the genus Orectolobus and in the family of Orectolobidea

They are known to have attacked humans but only when provoked by non experienced and clumsy divers. For such a small gal she can hit quite the punch with her jaw structure and teeth formation being kinda like this

Sadly they are in the IUNC red list, and we wish them the best of luck on survival

I couldn't find anything else about them, i look in books and stuff and on the wiki, so if you have more info plz share it, i would love to know more about these little sea carpets

BBC Ghosts as sharks part 1

In time line order of course

Robin: now the obvious awnser is Greenland shark so Greenland shark because they are the oldest living shark and also they are close relatives of dogfish and he sometimes acts like a dog

Humphrey: I am thinking angle sharks because they kind of hide away ehich he unintentionally dose with him being a head qnd a body separate (sometimes intentional) and also he js really nice so the name fits but

Mary: I had like 50 different opinions for her but I learnt there’s a shark called the nervous shark so I’m so sorry Mary but she’s getting that

Kitty: obviously !! A lemon shark they are always looking like they are smiling which she is and also they choose there favourite diver and they go to it every time and get jealous if other sharks go over which is kitty with Alison

Thomas: I'm trying to think of a dramatic shark goblin sharks certainly look dramatic they are described as mysterious and unique which he is sort of but was also thinking dusky shark because they travelled so so far to have there baby's qnd that that now metophore he dose so much love letters and poems for people he is In love with so yk that's a bit of a stretch but sharks just armt poets I love both the options so I’ll do both or either

Fanny/lady button: I'm thinking great white I know they are called great white but they have gray and she was the grey lady so yeah also the great white shark is one of them kind of misunderstood guys like I think she is she seems like she's just being horrible for no reason but she's not she's also a person with feelings and all that (im mot saying great white sharks can't be dangerous they can be careful but they are not visous beasts who want to hurt people just cause either)

The Caption: Hammerhead shark.. major spoilers for season 5 make sure you have seen all sesone 5 before you read please! hammerhead sharks can't handle any stress they may die neither can he he get stress alot and is not good with it he died from a stress induced heart attack so hammer head (Sorry)

Pat: Nurse shark: nurse sharks are one of the more friendly sharks and he’s very very friendly they are just cool little guys floating around having a good time, the also usually in groups and he loves his family and his ghosts family also for being a scout leader you do need some nurse like skills like first aid CPR so I think the name fits

Julian: so I wasn't sure for him and I asked someone and they said a carpet shark because they are ugly and bottem feeders which I don’t think they are ugly but yeah the bottem feeder thing is a different thing in sharks the it is in positions obviously but the words the same so I’m going to give him a ornate wobbegong.

I will post drawing of these over the next while and part two when I get to that

notes app supremacy anyways i drew some sharks in top hats for my bestie ^_^

this week’s shark spotlight is…

the ornate wobbegong shark!

basically that means all week i’ll be posting about them, giving facts and just talking about them. i’ll still post a daily fact, but i’ll also be doing more posts just about the ornate wobbegong.

every week i’ll choose a new shark to spotlight, and try to highlight really cool and maybe less popular sharks. also, i’d be happy to take a request to do a specific shark, just send it to me! :)

Me opening my grade book: Grades?

Grade book: ONE MILLION ASSIGNMENCE. If NOT DONE IN TWENTY!!!!FOUR MINUTES YOU WILL DEATH,

Me: Mm I see (closes my eyes for the next seventy years as I imagine the beautiful wobbegong)

[Image IDs: three gifs of an Ornate Wobbegong swimming through the ocean, taken at different angles. The Wobbegong is a light brown shark with dark brown bands horizontal across it's body, and white spots covering it. It moves smoothly through the water, tail swishing behind it. End ID.]

Daily shark day 9:

Ornate Wobblegong

The ornate wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus) is a species of carpet shark that lives in Australia and possibly other countries in the Western Pacific Ocean. It is coloured golden brown, yellow-green and blueish-grey, and it grows to maximum 120 centimetres (3.9 ft). Described by Charles Walter De Vis in 1883, it is similar in appearance to other Australian wobbegongs and has previously been classified as the same species as the Gulf wobbegong. It is a nocturnal species, hunting at night, and it can bite humans when disturbed. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as a least-concern species.

Carpet sharks are sharks classified in the order Orectolobiformes /ɒrɛkˈtɒləbɪfɔːrmiːz/. Sometimes the common name "carpet shark" (named so because many species resemble ornately patterned carpets) is used interchangeably with "wobbegong", which is the common name of sharks in the family Orectolobidae. Carpet sharks have five gill slits, two spineless dorsal fins, and a small mouth that does not extend past the eyes. Many species have barbels.

The carpet sharks are a diverse group of sharks with differing sizes, appearances, diets, and habits. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Jurassic; the oldest known orectolobiform genera are Folipistrix (known from Toarcian to Aalenian of Belgium and Germany), Palaeobrachaelurus (Aalenian to Barremian) and Annea (Toarcian to Bajocian of Europe).[1] All species have two dorsal fins and a relatively short, transverse mouth that does not extend behind the eyes. Besides the nostrils are barbels, tactile sensory organs, and grooves known as nasoral grooves connect the nostrils to the mouth. Five short gill slits are just in front of the origin of the pectoral fin and the fifth slit tends to overlap the fourth one.[2] A spiracle occurs beneath each eye which is used in respiration. The only exception to this rule is the whale shark, the spiracles of which are situated just behind the eyes.[3] Carpet sharks derive their common name from the fact that many species have a mottled appearance with intricate patterns reminiscent of carpet designs. The patterning provides camouflage when the fish is lying on the seabed.[4] The largest carpet shark is the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) which can grow to a length of 14 m (46 ft). It is the largest species of fish, but despite its size, is not dangerous, as it is a filter feeder, drawing in water through its wide mouth and sifting out the plankton. The smallest carpet shark, at up to about 30 cm (12 in) long, is the barbelthroat carpet shark, (Cirrhoscyllium expolitum).[3] Some of the most spectacularly coloured members of the order are the necklace carpet shark (Parascyllium variolatum), the zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum), and the ornate wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus). Nurse sharks and whale sharks have a fringe of barbels on their snouts, and barbelthroat carpet sharks (Cirrhoscyllium expolitum) have barbels dangling from their throat regions

@remen-nyoodless @chartreuse-blood

what do you think about. wobbegong ^_^

ATTACKS YOU. I LOVE ALL 12 WOBBEGONG SPECIES THEY ARE SO FLAT SO CUTE I WOULD SIT IN A POOL WITH THEM

behold the ornate wobbegong . my favorite of the 12 . baby boy son

also ! it makes me very upset that wobbegongs will be kept in home aquaria, it just doesn't seem right to me. they do not deserve it. they need to live in environments that are either natural to them or controlled by specialists like in ACTUAL AQUARIUMS.

Although not as scary, Epaulette sharks, Horn sharks and Ornate Wobbegongs are just as awesome as their great white cousins! 🦈🤙

Camouflage

"An animal's natural coloring or form that enables it to blend in with its surroundings."

Examples: Chameleons, leopards, polar bears, turtles, arctic owls, bark bugs, ornate wobbegong, gaboon vipers, leaf butterflies, dragon lizards, and flower mantises.

Ornate Wobbegong shark

Fantastic elastic - Dwarf ornate wobbegong - Orectolobus ornatus #marineexplorer by John Turnbull Via Flickr: Sharks and rays are classed as cartilaginous fishes as they have a skeleton made entirely of cartilage rather than bone. Cartilage is an elastic tissue, not as rigid as bone, but much stiffer than muscle. Humans have cartilage at the ends of our long bones, to protect bones from the movement in the joints, and in our rib cage, nose and ears. Fly Point

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The tasseled wobbegong is considered the most specialized member of its family, with its ornate fringe, but is probably a slower swimmer than related species.