Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the ...

MANILA, Philippines — A whale shark, locally known as butanding, died of extreme exhaustion in Balayan, Batangas yesterday, the Philippine Coast Guard reported. The PCG said in its Facebook post ...

The sighting of a baby killer whale in British Columbia has given researchers a sign of hope for the endangered species, according to the Center for Whale Research.

HALEIWA, Hawaii (Island News) -- A baby whale was caught in a net while swimming about one mile off the North Shore. Previous footage of the trapped baby whale was posted on social media.

Cooper concluded that a megalodon would have been a stocky, powerful shark—measuring some 52 feet (16 meters) in length with a body mass of 67.86 tons—able to execute bursts of high speed to ...

A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) can eat up to 20 kilograms of plankton each day. Ben D’Antonio By Melissa Hobson February 12, 2025 at 9:00 am ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest fish on the planet, with some clocking in at 60 feet long. Now, for the first time, we might have some clues to how these endangered gentle giants mate.

A baby whale shark fin-slapped a tourist as it passed by their boat in the Philippines. Footage shows the juvenile creature swimming behind the holidaymakers and hitting with its fins the back of ...

Whale sharks are filter feeders, which means they have large mouths with which to eat plankton and small fish. They generally move slowly, and can live to be as much as 130 years old.

A friendly baby whale shark delighted divers when it swam up to them during a trip. The juvenile marine animal spanning 13ft (4 metres) emerged from the water near the boat carrying 17 tourists ...

Why are whale sharks more vulnerable to ships than other fish? Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish, with the largest-ever-recorded whale shark clocking in at 18.8 metres.

Usually, whale sharks are solitary creatures cruising the seas alone. But each year, they gather in this area between Isla Mujeres and Holbox Island to feast in the plankton-rich water.