The basking shark’s scientific name ... In the past, people thought the fish were basking in the sun as they cruised near the surface—hence their name. Basking sharks are highly migratory.

A whale-watching tour off Southern California got a close-up look at a passing basking shark, which are rarely seen in warmer waters, a video shows. A Davey’s Locker Whale Watching boat spotted ...

The basking shark is a migratory fish ... with its dorsal fin out of the water - to "bask" means to laze in the sun. The word "wobbegong" is believed to come from an Australian Aboriginal language ...

A fight between a crocodile and an alligator in Florida was recently caught on video. Are crocodiles native to the Sunshine ...

In a world first, a basking shark is tagged with cameras. Speaking on Landward Dr Lucy Hawkes explained, “Basking sharks are big animals but they can also dive under the water and stay well out ...

They use more than 5,000 gill rakers to strain 25 kg of plankton from around 1.5 million litres of water per hour which is around the size of a swimming pool Basking sharks are found across the globe.