It was a whale of a fail. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the water park: A Chinese aquarium was ripped by angry fans after its much-hyped giant shark was revealed to be a robot.

An international study has found whale sharks and ships are more likely to collide by the end of the century due to climate change. The researchers used global climate models and satellite ...

And our new research shows whale sharks—the world's largest fish—could be at risk, as warming oceans may force them into busy human shipping lanes. More than 12,000 marine species are expected ...

Much of the criticism centred on the star attraction: a “mechanised whale shark”. Photos of the shark showed joints in the body where parts of the robot had been joined together. On the online ...

An international study has found whale sharks and ships are more likely to collide by the end of the century due to climate change. The researchers used global climate models and satellite-tracking ...

Rising ocean temperatures could increase the threat to endangered whale sharks from large ships, researchers say. Scientists from the UK’s University of Southampton and the Marine Biological ...

Visitors of Xiaomeisha Sea World, an aquarium in Shenzhen, China were thrilled to learn of the colossal display of a whale shark. However, their excitement was soon dashed after they learned that the ...

An aquarium in China has been slammed over its new whale shark attraction with furious guests demanding a refund 'on-site'. Xiaomeisha Ocean World in Shenzhen re-opened to much fanfare earlier ...

Can you imagine a world where the majestic whale sharks would vanish? Well, a new study offers a stark warning for whale sharks: the future for these creatures is uncertain, and it’s not just because ...

VISITORS at an aquarium were left fuming after spotting something wrong with its star "whale shark". Fans demanded a refund on their £30 tickets over the bizarre creature - but it's left many ...

Sharks, ancient cartilaginous fishes, have existed for over 410 million years, surviving five mass extinctions through their ...