The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

In spite of their size, whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are filter feeders, feeding on plankton, small fish, and other microscopic organisms.To capture their prey, they typically swim slowly near ...

They’re called whale sharks for two reasons: They’re as large as many whales and they don’t feed like most sharks, but ...

Often, people's actions can harm animals in unintentional ways. However, this one human action is actually changing whale ...

An enormous whale shark can be seen feeding on a bustling school of anchovies off the coast of Hawaii in new, rare video, which researchers captured while conducting fieldwork around the island of ...

Stock image of shark feeding frenzy. Mass whale beaching in Tasmania could trigger shark feeding frenzy offshore. NaluPhoto/Getty "Generally it is best to dispose of the whales at sea," Olaf ...

A surgical feeding frenzy off the African coast by a pair of killer whales has left at least 20 sharks dead, scientist say. The discovery came after 20 disemboweled sharks washed up on a South ...

A whale-watching tour got the photo opportunity of a lifetime when they spotted a rare white shark feeding from an elephant seal about 30 miles west of Santa Barbara.

UP CLOSE A diver films a whale shark in the waters off Lila, Bohol, in this April 2024 photo. Environmentalists appeal to authorities to stop tourists from interacting with and feeding whale ...

Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and devouring their livers. By Jason Bittel Off Baja California in Mexico, a ...