Since the whale shark is a filter feeder, the divers were not at risk of being eaten A giant whale shark looked ready to snack on a pair of amazed divers off the coast of Tubbataha, Philippines.

“What we’ve seen here is classic shark courtship behavior,” he said. “To this day we haven’t seen successful copulation, but it is proof (whale sharks) are in our waters trying out these behaviors.” ...

Marine biologist Nan Hauser says a 50,000lb (22,700kg) humpback whale protected her from a tiger shark during a recent research expedition in the Cook Islands. She believes it could be the first ...