I got it whoa once they bite they do not
let go
Australian tidepools are well known for
their many deadly and bizarre creatures
last time we found everything from
venomous cone snails to feisty eels but
that was during the day and just when we
thought these tide pools couldn't get
any wilder wait until you see what we
found at night welcome back brave crew
we are out again in the tide pools of
Queensland Australia but this time we're
out at night and as you may have noticed
we are out with a very large net now
this net is meant for one creature and
one creature only the will be gone if
you don't know what a will be gong is
stick around because if you're watching
this video we actually released it
there's a good chance I catch one all
right guys let's head out there and find
ourselves a giant
the waves are fierce tonight the storm
surge has been through the last few days
it's not gone yet there's a lot of
lightning that we're seeing that's far
enough away forever safe at the moment
but that could present some challenges
later
little crabby that's a good sign I want
to see if there's any fish in these
pools because if we can find the fish
they're likely will be a wobegon not too
far behind oh there's some kind of fish
look at that that's what the will be
gong or after which means that we're on
the trail
looking for that I shine
today on it might have some here
guys turn your cameras on I got one
I got it Wow yes that's a we'll be going
that's a nice one too the big net did
its job okay let's head up here in
little shallower water so we can do the
presentation I'm actually going to get
the woebegone out of the net this is a
great little shallow pocket of water for
us to observe it in there you go buddy
whoa see that that was a warning I have
very sharp teeth and I will bite you is
that a good shot for you guys okay cool
let's take a look at the shark so you'll
notice these sharks have a beautiful
cryptic patterning up and down their
body and that really helps them blend
into their environment another thing
that helps them blend into their
environment is actually their sensory
appendages that are around the face and
sides of the head really gives them that
mossy carpeted look which also has led
to their name the carpet shark and they
do have a very rough skin like most
sharks do not at all slimy and you'll
see here now that this shark has become
very relaxed very comfortable with us
being around it it's very comfortable
being in the shallow water and this is a
natural thing to happen to these sharks
sometimes oftentimes they'll be out here
feeding and the tide will recede back
faster than it can escape and he'll have
to just hang out here in the pool and
wait for the high tide to come back in
so it can swim back out to open sea now
a lot of people out there think that
sharks have to be moving in order to
breathe and that's not actually true
with a number of species but
specifically with the woebegone they can
remain completely still and breathe just
fine you can see it right there gulping
in water and actually pushing it out the
sides of its gills just like that and
now this shark I would say is on the
medium to small size for its species
this species can actually grow to just
over a meter but some will be Gong's can
get up to 3 meters in length and that's
a pretty big carpet shark if you ask me
now the reason they have this great
camouflage as they are ambush predators
they will sit laying weight and then as
soon as a prey item comes right in front
of it boom it'll snap its jaws and have
its meal and while these sharks are
perfect ambush predators they do
actively hunt from time to time which is
what we were actually witnessing this
shark doing when we caught it they like
to ride in with the tide and they catch
those baitfish there
here in the tidal pockets now another
thing you'll notice about this shark is
the shape of its head it has a very
large head for the size of its body
actually the head is wider than it is
long and they're known to be the
Bulldogs of the Sharks out here once
they bite they do not let go so that
would be a big problem if we were to be
a bit by this shark tonight so I
definitely want to keep my fingers and
my toes at a safe distance from the
mouth of that shark unfortunately from
time to time people do interact with
these sharks in a negative way because
we do cohabitate in some of these tidal
pools in beach areas and there have been
a few reports over the years of people
being bitten on their toes but
fortunately no reported fatalities in
Australia at least none that I've been
able to find well I think that about
does it
finally the rains have subsided it seems
like the bugs have died down just in
time for us to have an outro we were
able to endure all the elements tonight
to finally find a will be gone and bring
it up close to the cameras so you can
appreciate just how cool these carpet
sharks truly are and if you haven't yet
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a second of the action ahead I'm mark
vinz be brave stay wild we'll see on the
next adventure all right let's get the
net and put the shark back where we
found it all right buddy
time to go home all right let's go
it's a little bit deeper over this rock
ledge it's a good place to let him go
all right buddy see ya