They filter out tiny animals like krill and plankton from the seawater ... Smithsonian Magazine reports that it’s impossible for a whale shark to eat a person and that they spit out all food ...

Despite their enormous size, whale sharks eat tiny planktonic organisms, including copepods, arrow worms, fish eggs, crab larvae, coral spawn and krill. Whale sharks are known for being gentle giants ...

Marine biologist Simon Pierce, who studies whale sharks, happened to be in the right place at the right time to capture amazing photo off Mexico. Simon Pierce was diving off Isla Murjeres in ...