The bronze whaler shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus) also goes by a few other names, including copper shark, cocktail shark, and narrowtooth shark.

Jan. 24 (UPI) --An Australian surfer got into "a bit of a tussle" with a bronze whaler shark and was able to walk away ...

No fatalities were reported in the next five species of biting sharks: blacktip reef shark, nurse shark, spinner shark, the bronze whaler and the lemon shark, according to the file.

Whaler sharks are a protected species in the Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve, where they spend their early life. Manly Beach ...

International Shark Attack File data shows that the bronze whaler has been involved in 15 attacks since 1962, one of which resulted in a fatality. Stock image of a great white shark leaping from ...

"We think it's a bronze whaler, which someone has obviously dumped on Saturday night." Vicki Matchett had to tie the shark to her car's bull bar to move it. ( Supplied: Vicki Matchett ) ...

Jan. 24 (UPI) --An Australian surfer got into "a bit of a tussle" with a bronze whaler shark and was able to walk away uninjured -- but his board wasn't quite so lucky. Dale Kittow, 37, was ...