It’s International Whale Shark Day! 🤩 Here are 10 facts about whale sharks you may not know: 🦈 Are whale sharks 🐳 whales or sharks? They’re sharks. 🐠 Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the Ocean. 📏 They can get over 12m long. Despite their size 👀 and intimmidating mouth, whale sharks are known as gentle giants because theyre filter-feeders. 🍴 Whale sharks can’t bite or chew. 🦷 Their teeth are so small that whale sharks only eat small fish, plankton and krill. 🦐 💧 They suction the foo

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See Food Diet 📽 by @evanb_ocean aboard @monterey_bay_whale_watch Mako shark collects its unusual prize, a california sea lion. Since these sharks were gifted with the uncanny ability to run down even the fastest prey, makos don’t usually hunt sea lions. However, this drone footage is proof that they will switch it up and adapt to what’s available when they need to. Mako sharks are among the ocean’s fastest swimmers, reaching speeds of up to 45 mph. Their streamlined bodies are optimized for agi