This whale shark cruised around Darwin Island with a pod of dolphins escorting it and it swam right through a group of scuba divers who were in awe. This gentle beast has been seen circling Darwin ...

Ahmedabad: A 28-foot whale shark tagged with a tracker in December completed a 4,000-kilometre journey across the Arabian Sea over 100 days and circled back to the starting point off the Gujarat ...

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena — Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — the biggest fish in the sea — and found in warm oceans all around the world. By shark ...

UP CLOSE A diver films a whale shark in the waters off Lila, Bohol, in this April 2024 photo. Environmentalists appeal to authorities to stop tourists from interacting with and feeding whale ...

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

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest fish on the planet, with some clocking in at 60 feet long. Now, for the first time, we might have some clues to how these endangered gentle giants mate.

The orcas hunt whale sharks that gather at feeding sites in the Gulf of California and are not fully grown. The young sharks are typically 3 to 7 meters (10 to 23 feet) in length, making them more ...

While whale sharks’ livers are an important part of orcas’ diets, the team did not capture any images of the orcas consuming this vitamin-rich organ.

Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and devouring their livers.

That's literally big news: whale sharks are the largest sharks and the largest fish on the planet, reaching up to 60 ft (18 m) in length.

Excitement quickly turned to disappointment as visitors discovered the 'whale shark' was a mechanical imitation.