Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) – the world’s biggest fish – are one of the most charismatic marine species. They connect with ...
New findings have shown that whale sharks are capable of diving deeper than seventy meters when hunting for food. These ...
A rare whale shark has been captured on camera off the coast of Florida, a sighting scientists describe as unusual for the ...
How can a creature of such enormous size and long-distance migratory behavior cope with a spine twisted in multiple directions? (Whale shark with the spinal deformity not pictured.) Photo by Jenna ...
SEAL BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A trio of whales and two juvenile white sharks were sighted off the coast of Seal Beach Wednesday. Some windsurfers were spotted not far from where the sharks were ...
Beyond Doha’s skyscrapers and museums lies one of the Gulf’s most extraordinary wildlife spectacles. Here’s why hundreds of whale sharks gather off Qatar’s coast every summer and how travellers can ...
Whale sharks, the largest living fish species, are classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Over the past 75 years, populations have declined by more than 50% worldwide, ...
A fishing trip turned into an encounter of a lifetime when a rare whale shark was spotted off the coast of North Carolina recently. Because this is not where whale sharks are typically seen, it could ...
Their movements can offer clues about changes in prey availability.
The world’s largest living fish has plenty to fear from people. New research shows that a large proportion of whale sharks at a popular and protected tourism region bear scars caused by human activity ...