A short video showing a gentle giant of the seas approaching fishermen who sound Bermudian has intrigued shark expert and ...

Watch a shark's perspective as boat cuts across her back, damaging skin, scraping fin An endangered female basking shark was near the surface of the water off the coast of Ireland in April when ...

Basking sharks, though menacing in size, are mostly harmless. As filter feeders, the sharks are known for their massive mouths that can open up to 3 feet wide.

The sharks are back! The second largest shark species in the world is being spotted close to the Bay State coast, according to shark researchers.. Multiple basking sharks were seen off Plymouth ...

Note: The basking shark and great white shark shown here are represented at a scale of 25.5 feet and 13.5 feet, respectively; Infographic: Maura Losch/Axios Not every fin moving slowly in dark ...

Jacob Allen was enjoying a day on the water when he was suddenly circled by the world’s second-largest shark, measuring 25 feet. The 28-year-old paddleboarder was off the Scottish coast in East ...

A customer at a Rhode Island restaurant this week captured an extraordinary scene on video as a giant shark surfaced behind boaters in Great Salt Pond. In the footage, as the shark’s fins slice ...

A shiver of blue sharks was spotted chomping on a dead basking shark floating off Cape Cod. “WOAH! You NEVER know what you are going to see on a whale watch and today was the perfect example ...

A collision between a boat and a basking shark has been recorded for the first time, meaning either that researchers were lucky to capture the footage or that the incidents are more common than ...

The basking shark is the second-largest fish in the ocean, growing up to 40 feet in length. "It is great to see people getting together to rescue this animal," he said.

In Northern Ireland, basking sharks have been protected under the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, which makes it illegal to intentionally kill, injure or harass basking sharks in UK waters.

Basking sharks are filter feeders, so they won’t try to bite any humans. However, their skin is extremely rough, and making contact with one can cut up a human’s skin in a dangerous way.