The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

Video: Shocking moment an endangered basking shark is struck by a boat in Ireland's National Marine Park is caught on camera - and scientists don't know if it made it out alive An endangered ...

The results are published by Scotland's nature agency, NatureScot. Most of 2023's basking shark sightings were within the Sea of the Hebrides Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area. A similar ...

A wildlife ranger had a close encounter with a young basking shark in the St Kilda archipelago. The endangered animal, measuring almost 3m (9ft) long, was spotted at Village Bay on the island of ...

I write about the world of biology. Numerous shark species are capable of inflicting mortal harm on humans. Here are ten species that ... [+] researchers know for sure have killed at least one ...

Emma Bernard, a curator of fossil fish at the Museum, says, 'Shark-like scales from the Late Ordovician have been found, but no teeth. If these were from sharks it would suggest that the earliest ...

In a world first, a basking shark is tagged with cameras. Speaking on Landward Dr Lucy Hawkes explained, “Basking sharks are big animals but they can also dive under the water and stay well out ...

The Shark MOU applies to seven shark species—basking, great white, whale, shortfin mako, longfin mako, porbeagle, and the northern hemisphere populations of spiny dogfish. As of May 1, 2014, CMS had ...

A huge variety of animals produce eggs. These help to protect and provide for offspring as they develop. There are over 500 species of shark living in waters around the world and the majority give ...

There are 339 episodes of “Shark Tank.” Jordyn Holman watched almost every one. One day in late June, a panel of investors entertained business ideas from around the country. A kitschy advent ...

They use more than 5,000 gill rakers to strain 25 kg of plankton from around 1.5 million litres of water per hour which is around the size of a swimming pool Basking sharks are found across the globe.