Rare sharks near Australia

A rare shark couple found for the first time off the coast of Australia may force a rethink of the species’ range.
 

   Two years ago, a sport fisherman caught a pair of rare sharks off Rottnest Island in Western Australia. The duo, a male shark about 3.3 feet (1 meter) long and a pregnant female about 3.9 feet (1.2 m) long,

looked different from the sharks that normally prowl the Australian waters. The female was carrying 22 pups.

    The fishermen gave the sharks to ocean researchers at the University of Western Australia.