Whale shark eggs are the largest eggs produced by any living animal, though the extinct elephant bird laid even larger eggs. 2. A Baby Whale Shark is Called a Pup ...

This is the astonishing moment a whale shark pup gulped down water from the sea's surface for its lunch. Footage shows the juvenile marine mammal with its mouth wide open as it fed on plankton off the ...

Little is known about whale shark pups, including whether they are born in shallow or deep water, and whether pups are born one-at-a-time or if mothers gather to give birth together.

A female shark gives birth to fully-formed live young that grow from eggs in the mothers’ uteri prior to birth. Up to 300 pups are born after an unknown gestation period and they are between 40 and ...

Endangered creatures. Knowledge about how whale sharks behave and migrate is crucial to conserving this endangered species. Over the last 75 years, we have lost an estimated 50 percent of whale ...

WHALE watchers were treated to an incredibly rare sight when a whale shark pup made an appearance just off Surfers Paradise yesterday. Read Today's Paper Tributes. Rewards. Subscribe for $4.

Orca vs. whale shark The researchers’ analysis revealed exactly how the killer whales, often hunting as a group, subdue the whale shark. First, the orcas use their bodies to hit a whale shark at ...

An enormous whale shark can be seen feeding on a bustling school of anchovies off the coast of Hawaii in new, rare video, which researchers captured while conducting fieldwork around the island of ...