This scuba diver couldn't believe his luck when a gigantic whale shark cruised right past him. The great beast would have run ...
The Wildlife Trust of India's collaborative efforts with local fishers and government agencies have saved over 1,000 whale ...
A team of researchers have recently witnessed behavior in the wild that could offer critical clues about how the endangered whale shark reproduces. This surprising discovery, made by a research team ...
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.
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 ...
A fisherman was surprised by a whale shark whilst out on the water on his jetski. Video / Supplied An Auckland man had the encounter of a lifetime when a 5m-long creature swam around and under his ...
The Center for Whale Research has named the newborn killer whale female J61 Dave Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 ...
Matt Hardy via Unsplash With bodies that can grow longer than school buses, it may come as a surprise that scientists know so little about whale sharks. The ocean giants are the largest fish in ...
Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) on Tuesday freed a whale shark accidentally entangled in fishing nets off the coasts of Kerala. This marked the rescue and release of the 1,001st such animal since the ...
For the first time researchers have witnessed behaviour in the wild which could reveal critical clues about how the endangered whale shark reproduces. Little is known about the pre-mating rituals of ...