“These gentle giants are typically found in cooler waters, and are rarely spotted in waters off California, raising curiosity about why they were off the coast today in Newport Beach,” Jessica ...

Over the course of their lives (which can last more than 100 years), whale sharks travel distances that can exceed the ...

The activities of the multimillion-dollar whale shark tourism industry might also disturb these gentle giants. Whale sharks likely play an important role in the ecosystem. Not only are juveniles an ...

There are few experiences as humbling as swimming alongside a whale shark. Despite their size—growing up to 40 feet ...

The whale shark isn’t just the largest fish in the world, it’s the largest animal that’s not a cetacean. The average length ...

A whale watching tour ... they are gentle filter feeders, primarily consuming plankton.” In the videos recorded onboard, this basking shark seemed to be doing just that – feeding with its ...

This is true for all sharks, from the formidable great white to the gentle giant the whale shark. Shark skeletons don’t include any bones at all. But their jaws, spinal column and the cartilage ...

Young marine enthusiasts rescue stranded whale sharks in Thiruvananthapuram, raising awareness and saving gentle giants with ...

“Crossing paths with a basking shark in Southern California ... Marine Sanctuaries website. “Like whale sharks and unlike white sharks, these gentle giants filter feed on dense clumps of ...