At one of the world’s busiest whale shark sites, tourists are harassing gentle giants — drones caught the violations in action.

Over 30 tiger sharks sank their jaws into a dead whale carcass in a massive, three-day feeding frenzy. Breathtaking footage of the aquatic feast was captured by Grant and Sam Eastland on July 4. The ...

Marine biologists have documented the first known whale shark surviving with a severe spinal deformity. The 20 foot shark was ...

A group of recreational divers were off the coast of Coffs Harbour, in New South Whales, Australia when they spotted a school of sharks feeding on the carcass of a dead sperm whale. Tap to view if on ...

Recently, we dove deep on the world’s smallest shark (the dwarf lanternshark) and now we’re swinging to the other end of the shark size spectrum to look at the world’s largest fish. The whale shark is ...

To see such a large animal surviving with a spinal deformity like that is extremely rare.' ...

One guide with the tour company said she had 'never seen a great white shark before in the wild' in her 30 years on the job Freeport Whale & Seabird Tours/Facebook A whale watching tour in Nova Scotia ...

Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, are the largest fish in the world. They can trace their ancestry to the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, 245–65 million years ago, and are members of the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Whale shark scientist reporting for duty. Credit: Jisu Sheen photo Inventive typography. Leon Noel ...

Whale sharks are really big. Their mouths can get up to five feet long, and they can suck in 600 cubic meters of water every hour. Swimming next to one, then, might take you back to Pinocchio’s trip ...