the whale shark feeds on plankton. A filtering apparatus in its mouth allows it to capture tiny marine life from the vast amount of water it swallows. But it is a shark—a kind of fish with ...

Adding to the confusion are whale sharks—languid, plankton-eating giants, each about the size of a 40-foot shipping container—that show up to share the spoils. Within hours the plankton run ...

Marine enthusiasts in west Kerry were privy to a special sighting today of three Basking Sharks in waters in the local ...

According to Metro, whale sharks are filter feeders and won't eat any humans they encounter. They feed only on plankton and very small fish. "Tubbataha is a magical place and is basically a wide ...

There are few experiences as humbling as swimming alongside a whale shark. Despite their size—growing up to 40 feet ...

Plankton are a collection of tiny organisms ... in turn become food for top ocean predators like sharks. Ocean acidification, caused by excess carbon dioxide dissolving in seawater, poses a ...

For whale enthusiasts, there’s one must-attend event in Northern California every year: Whalefest Monterey, taking place over ...

Over the course of their lives (which can last more than 100 years), whale sharks travel distances that can exceed the circumference of Earth.

Largest Shark: The whale shark (Rhincodon typus ... two specimens of a 15-foot-long, plankton-feeding shark were caught in the Pacific. These are the only two specimens ever found of this new ...

Seven Worlds Director, Lucy Wells Roaming the world’s temperate and tropical oceans, the whale shark is the largest species of fish, feasting on an abundance of microscopic plankton as it ...

Whale sharks – harmless filter feeders that can ... every year between late February and July to feed on plankton and krill. In the first week of March, Ningaloo Aviation recorded two sightings ...