Underwater shot of side view of Whale Shark with single snorkeller beside holding camera equipment pointed at shark mouth

Get your arms around the largest fish in the sea—whale sharks weigh in at up to 60 tons. Find out what tiny creatures keep these gentle giants alive.

You can often see them hanging on to the body of the Whale Shark, riding in the water next to the shark, or even inside of its mouth. Whale Sharks have five gills on each side of their body. Like …

Jun 9, 2024 · Inside their mouths are specialized structures called gill rakers, which trap small prey as water flows through their gills. This system allows whale sharks to process up to 6,000 …

The whale shark is the largest species of shark found in the world's oceans. They can reach lengths of up to 20m (66ft) which is on par with the length of a school bus. Their mouth is up to …

Inside its mouth are several hundred rows of tiny, hook-shaped teeth that have been likened to a wood rasp. Although it has a mouthful of teeth, the whale shark doesn't usually use them for …

Mar 11, 2019 · Exploring their unique body plan and adaptations helps us understand how these gentle giants have evolved to thrive in their environment. Here, we dive into the fascinating …

Inside there are 300-350 rows of teeth and ten pairs of useful pads to filter the food. It has one pair of nostrils at the tip of the snout, lack of circumnarial grooves but it has rudimentary …

Aug 30, 2023 · The Whale shark is one of three large filter-feeding sharks; the others are the megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) and the Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). …

The Whale Shark is the world’s largest living fish, growing up to 12 metres long. These large fish have five sets of gills and a set of dorsal fins that form a dual-lobbed caudal fin. Inside their …

The whale shark is ovoviviparous (also called ‘aplacental viviparity’) with the female giving birth to live young 40 to 60cm long after they have hatched within her body. Evidence indicates she …

Mar 4, 2025 · Basking sharks tagged in the northern Atlantic have been known to cross the equator, and one whale shark traveled a whopping 8,100 miles in just three years. The …

2 days ago · In an extremely rare encounter, a great white shark joined a group of scuba divers in Indonesia.

Mar 15, 2025 · A whale calf stays in its mother's womb for between 10 and 16 months, depending on the species. It must swim to the surface immediately for its first breath. ... seabirds, seals, …

1 day ago · Two killer whales have killed dozens — if not hundreds — of sharks, including the vaunted great whites, with an ease that has stunned marine biologists.

5 days ago · The bowhead whale, for example, often swims along with its mouth open on the surface of the ocean, allowing the water to flow through its baleen plates while trapping prey …