Mullaloo Beach, Perth, closed for second day as two massive tiger sharks spotted close to shore

Terrifying images have emerged showing two massive sharks meters away from unknown swimmers frolicking on a popular Australian beach.

Mullaloo Beach, northwest of Perth, was closed for the second day in a row on Thursday after two tiger sharks were spotted just offshore.

Stunning images captured by drone cameraman John show sharks casually swimming along the shoreline as bathers bask in the water.

A man is seen playing in the water with two young children, who at one point are submerged underwater, as the tiger shark swims past.

The tiger sharks, measuring approximately 2.5 meters and 3 meters long, were seen circling two large schools of baitfish.

John told Daily Mail Australia that one of the sharks has been “circling” for three days.

“The shark has been circling for three days, swimming so shallow that people have seen it with their own eyes and come out of the water,” John said.

The tiger is around 2.5m, making it a juvenile. He has passed within 5 m of people, but has not taken an interest in them.

John said the shark was “moving around a lot” traveling 30km up and down the coast with sightings reported off Mindarie and Scarborough beach.

In other fascinating images, the distinctive dark stripes of the predators, which resemble the pattern of a tiger and is the reason for its name, are visible through the crystal clear water.

Tiger sharks, measuring approximately 2.5 meters and 3 meters long, were also seen circling large schools of baitfish (pictured)

Mullaloo Beach (pictured) was closed for the second day in a row after two tiger sharks were seen casually swimming near the shore

It comes after a young father shared a video in September showing a large tiger shark lurking just off shore at another beach in the state.

BJ and Janelle had been traveling the country since May 2021 with their two children when they visited Shark Bay World Heritage Site in Western Australia.

In the video shared to his Instagram, Getting Lost Is Being Found, BJ walked to the surface of the crystal clear water and kicked his foot, creating ripples in the surf.

Immediately, a shadow appeared right in front of him and he swam closer, revealing himself to be a large tiger shark thrashing about in the shallows.

BJ, a father of two, was at Shark Bay in Western Australia checking the water before letting his sons swim (left). Immediately, a shadow appeared right in front of him and he swam closer, revealing himself to be a large tiger shark thrashing about in the shallows (right).

Tiger sharks are considered one of the most dangerous shark species and have been responsible for a large portion of fatal shark attacks.

In the Florida Museum’s International Shark Attack File, tiger sharks ranked second, behind great white sharks, for the number of recorded shark attacks on humans, with 39 deaths out of 142 attacks since 1580.

However, predators were found to be proportionally responsible for the majority of deaths of all shark species in Australia, with 38 percent of all tiger shark bites resulting in fatalities, according to the incident database. of Australian Taronga sharks.

Facts of the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)

Galeocerdo cuvier is the scientific name of tiger sharks (STOCK PICTURE, tiger sharks)

Tiger sharks get their name from the dark vertical stripes found mostly on juveniles, which as the shark matures often fade and almost disappear.

These large blunt-nosed predators are second only to great whites in attacking people.

Often called scavengers, they are noted for having the broadest food spectrum of any shark species. The stomach contents of the captured tiger sharks included rays, sea snakes, seals, birds, squid, and even license plates and old tires.

Tiger sharks are often found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world. They often visit shallow reefs, harbors, channels, and also inhabit river mouths and runoff-rich waters.

The tiger shark commonly grows to 3.25 to 4.25 m in length and weighs around 175 to 635 kg, with females being the larger sex.

Mature females often measure more than 3.7 meters, while mature males rarely reach that size.

Source: National Geographic