Dusky Whaler Shark
There aren’t many places in the world where you can safely swim with sharks during your lunch hour… and not just harmless looking sharks like Port Jackson Sharks or Wobbegongs, but proper shark looking sharks.
Everyone knows Manly is a great place to bring up the kids, so it is hardly surprising that Bronze Whaler Sharks have established a shark nursery here. The baby sharks stay here, in the relative safety of the marine reserve, until they’re big enough to fend for themselves in the big blue ocean. This one was about 1.5m long and it is probably his final year at the nursery.