Its gaping mouth has six rows of teeth in its upper jaw, and nine rows below, for a total of about 1,500 tiny, hooked teeth. The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly ...

The large and monstrous basking shark can grow to more than 10 metres long, making it the second largest fish in the ocean. It has a huge mouth that can span more than one metre wide. Despite its ...

In the videos recorded onboard, this basking shark seemed to be doing just that – feeding with its mouth wide open. “These gentle giants are typically found in cooler waters, and are rarely ...

The basking shark, sometimes known as a 'Toothless Bruce ... The enormous creature had a rope caught between its mouth and wrapped around its tail when discovered by Yolanda McCall on Sunday ...