Samples of whale shark skin reveal signs of possible diseases and pollutants, showing just how deeply human activity may ...

A video recorded by Brian Jung on March 17, days after the whale was towed out to sea, showed a shark coming face-to-face with boaters on its way to “dinner.” “We located the carcass and ...

Hundreds of whale sharks visit Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef annually, with as many as 60 sighted in a single day during the peak feeding period. Their presence also brings a festive ...

While there is no accurate estimate for the size of the population, data suggests that the global population has declined by around 50% in the last 75 years. Whale sharks face major pressures from ...

Researchers have documented killer whales working as a team to prey on whale sharks in the Gulf of California.

Interestingly, while the lipid-rich livers are thought to be the primary target of these attacks, there was no photographic ...

That’s 10,000-odd tons of dead whale that wasn’t floating around out there 50 years ago. White sharks might be slow breeders, but conditions have been favourable. When you add tightly managed ...

Experts believe that whale sharks face difficulty returning to deeper waters due to a lack of food and clean water. Anil Mohapatra, in charge of Zoological Survey of India's Gopalpur centre ...