It was 7:30 a.m., and between the brutal jet lag and a mild hangover, I was tempted to skip the whole whale shark excursion that everyone else in my sailing group couldn’t seem to stop talking about.

People ventured onto the frozen mudflats on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, to see a Fin whale that came to rest at Fish Creek near Anchorage. (Bill Roth / ADN) A 47-foot fin whale washed ashore along ...

Hundreds of whale sharks visit Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef annually, with as many as 60 sighted in a single day during the peak feeding period. Their presence also brings a festive ...

The Whale Shark is a Mythical fish added in the Desolate Dwelling update of Roblox Fisch. It’s a large but friednly shark, and they’re most active during the day, however, catching them can be quite a ...

The world’s largest fish, whale shark, can be more than 40 feet in length and weigh about 50,000 lb. However, these marine giants are not a threat to humans. They feed on plankton and small fish. In ...

KOTA KINABALU – A whale shark and some species of reef manta rays are back at Semporna’s Pom Pom Island on Sabah’s east coast, where these marine creatures are rarely seen. Marine biologist ...

Misconceptions about these marine predators is putting shark populations—and the ocean ecosytem in general—at risk, say ...

But the marine park soon found itself the object of international discussion as it was revealed their advertised real whale shark was actually a robot. In fact, as visitors found, the whale shark ...

They are being affected by ship collisions, bycatch, climate change, mining as well as illegal fishing for their meat and as ...

Despite their size, whale sharks pose no threat to humans, as they feed by filtering plankton and small fish from the water. Despite their size, whale sharks swim at a leisurely pace of around 3 ...

Reynolds and her research team were able to assess how temperatures can affect a whale shark's metabolism and movements. Results of the study, published in Science of the Total Environment ...

At the same time, a gigantic whale shark cruised through, seemingly interested in the divers as well. A close encounter with either of these animals would be memorable enough, but to have both on ...