Researchers have captured rare video of whale shark courtship behavior, revealing intimate details of the largest fish in the ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest fish on the planet, with some clocking in at 60 feet long. Now, for the first ...

Whale sharks, despite being the largest fish in the ocean, still have pretty secretive sex lives. What we do know about the ...

Shark fin soup is a popular (and pricey ... protections have previously been achieved for a number of shark and ray species, including basking and whale sharks in 2003; great white sharks in 2005; ...

Field studies at Ningaloo Reef document a male whale shark’s courtship attempts, offering rare insights into their mating ...

Courtship and procreative behavior in many species of elasmobranchs—cartilaginous fish including rays, sawfish, sharks, and skates—may include following and biting. However, there has been little ...

Some countries/jurisdictions have enacted full or partial bans on the practice of shark finning—slicing off the fins of the shark at sea (often while the shark is still alive) and discarding the ...

The male killer whale killed the shark and consumed its liver - all in ... nicknamed Port and Starboard because their dorsal fins are bent in opposite directions, "exhibited a predilection for ...

A robotic whale shark swims in a tank at Xiaomeisha Sea World ... With its mechanical fins, it can swim, turn, float and dive, mimicking the natural movements of a real shark.