New findings have shown that whale sharks are capable of diving deeper than seventy meters when hunting for food. These ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) – the world’s biggest fish – are one of the most charismatic marine species. They connect with ...

From some giant prehistoric sloths that fell into a sinkhole 500,000 years ago to extinct elephants to today’s massive ...

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena (AP) — Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to have ever lived. They are ...

Conservation of whale sharks is fraught with challenges, including targeted hunting, accidental entanglement in fishing nets and changing sea temperatures. However, what ranks way above these ...

Whale sharks, the largest living fish species, are classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Over the past 75 years, populations have declined by more than 50% worldwide, ...

Beyond Doha’s skyscrapers and museums lies one of the Gulf’s most extraordinary wildlife spectacles. Here’s why hundreds of whale sharks gather off Qatar’s coast every summer and how travellers can ...

The world’s largest living fish has plenty to fear from people. New research shows that a large proportion of whale sharks at a popular and protected tourism region bear scars caused by human activity ...

ILOILO CITY — The municipality of Libertad has officially launched the first whale shark (butanding) watching destination in Western Visayas, positioning the northern Antique town as a new eco-tourism ...

Weighing up to several tons, whale sharks are also notable for their markings. Each pattern of spots is unique and scientists identify individual fish using computer programs first developed to study ...

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