Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean.

The animal kingdom has some giants. Blue Whale is the heaviest animal. Whale Shark is the largest fish. African Elephant is ...

Whale Shark Feeding Behavior. Whale sharks need to find food to survive, so their feeding behavior and diet dictate where and when you are most likely to see them.

Sharks are a remarkable, diverse group of ocean-dwellers that inhabit marine ecosystems all over the world. From the massive, ...

Swimming with a shark big enough to swallow you whole (but won’t) might sound mad. Yet, after chatting with travellers from across the country, I can confirm it’s one of the biggest bucket list ...

A new study proves for the first time that the ‘two-thirds scaling law’ applies to large animals as well as small ones, ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the world's largest fish and can grow to around 18 meters (59 feet) long. Juveniles are known to gather in the rich feeding ground of the Gulf of California when ...

Sharks lack a swim bladder that keeps other fish buoyant, so one idea is that whale sharks free-fall toward the seafloor to rest. In 2007, Hueter tagged a pregnant 25-foot-long female he nicknamed ...

Contrary to widespread assumptions, the largest shark that ever lived -- Otodus megalodon -- fed on marine creatures at various levels of the food pyramid and not just the top. Scientists analyzed ...

Analyzing teeth on the basis of zinc content is a very new method, and McCormack is delighted with the comprehensive and coherent results it produced not only for prehistoric shark and whale ...