A man said his family experienced an exciting sight when he captured incredible drone footage of a basking shark as it glided ...

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.

A Scots family have been left stunned after capturing breath-taking footage of a shark swimming just feet off the shore of their local beach. Alan Nash and his family discovered the basking shark ...

A whale-watching tour off Southern California got a close-up look at a passing basking shark, which are rarely seen in warmer waters, a video shows. A Davey’s Locker Whale Watching boat spotted ...

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 ...

CRAM researchers have taken samples from the shark to find out more about her. Basking sharks are the second largest type of fish in the world - and the largest found in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Basking Shark is the North Atlantic's largest species of fish, the second largest in the world, second only to the Whale Shark. They can grow to 12 metres in length, can weigh up to six tonnes ...

Alan and his family of five discovered the basking shark off the shores of Longniddry Beach around 5pm on April 30. READ MORE: West Lothian mum returns home from mini-break to make distressing ...