Whale sharks can grow up to 60 feet long, making them the ocean’s biggest fish. Unlike their shark cousins, they pose no threat to humans. Their diet consists mainly of plankton, small fish, and squid ...
In the Gulf of California, orcas adopt surprising hunting techniques to target the massive whale shark. This behavior, previously little documented, highlights their remarkable adaptability in ...
A pod of orcas was observed attacking a juvenile whale shark in a completely coordinated manner. "You could hear the crunch of the final blow," Ayres recalled, as reported by National Geographic.
Kelsey Williamson The study's scientists observed four separate hunting encounters in which the orca pod encountered and attacked a whale shark. Kelsey Williamson provided photos from the ...
SHENZHEN, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- A large robotic whale shark at a newly opened marine park in south China has made waves in the media, sparking discussions on whether using artificial fish in such parks ...
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 ...
(WPMI) — A 40-foot sperm whale washed up on the shore of Fort Morgan ... "It looks like there's just a bunch of shark bite marks out of it," Austin Wierenga from Huntsville Alabama said.
First, the killer whales work together to ram the whale shark, stunning it and preventing it from diving deep, one of the whale shark's only defenses. "It's a huge animal that has very tiny teeth," ...
one of the whale shark's only defenses. "It's a huge animal that has very tiny teeth," says Francesca Pancaldi, a marine biologist at Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas and a co-author ...