Whale sharks typically gather around Ningaloo Reef every year from March through July to feast on the plankton and krill that ...

Off Australia, they've been seen using coordinated attacks to hunt the largest animal on the planet, a blue whale. Off California's coast, even great white sharks avoid orcas. One study found that ...

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 ...

Off Australia, they've been seen using coordinated attacks to hunt the largest animal on the planet, a blue whale. Off California's coast, even great white sharks avoid orcas. One study found that ...

While the whale shark is certainly a big animal, it is considerably smaller than the blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, which is the biggest animal in the world. The largest blue whale ever recorded ...

Whale sharks can be grey, blue or brownish with a white belly and creamy white spots. The spot pattern above the pectoral fin and personal scars are used to identify individual whale sharks.

Orcas — also known as killer whales — are once again on the offensive. Their new target is whale sharks, the world's largest fish species. According to CNN, a new study — published in the ...

Home to over 500 different species of fish, the elusive (and rather massive) whale shark is arguably the face of the whole region as they annually aggregate here between April to August each year.

Off Australia, they've been seen using coordinated attacks to hunt the largest animal on the planet, a blue whale. Off California's coast, even great white sharks avoid orcas. One study found that ...