Wobbegong Sharks in Atlantis

If you walk through Atlantis in the 300ft long Ocean Tunnel at SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium, you'll get to see one of the coolest looking sharks around! The Wobbegong Sharks may be well camoflaged, but once you see them, you'll recognize it right away! They have symmetrical marking patterns, can grow to be 10 feet long, and have little weed-like tassles hanging from the head and mouth. These tentacles are used to attract small fish, crabs and lobsters so that the Wobbegong Shark can easily catch them.

These sharks are great at camouflaging themselves - they blend in well with the ocean floors!

Wobbegong Sharks are not generally aggressive, or dangerous to humans, but they have been known to bite people if accidentally stepped on! They live in shallow and tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, around Australia and Indonesia. Come see if you can spot them hanging out around the bottom of the tank!