Recently, we dove deep on the world’s smallest shark (the dwarf lanternshark) and now we’re swinging to the other end of the shark size spectrum to look at the world’s largest fish. The whale shark is ...

A new study has mapped whale shark stranding hotspots in Indonesian waters over the past decade and linked their occurrence ...

Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and devouring their livers. By Jason Bittel Off Baja California in Mexico, a killer ...

A bump up near Pottsville. A nudge near Coffs Harbour. Drone sightings on the mid-north coast. A sighting at Palm Beach. While the biggest humpback migration in modern history is tailing off toward ...

We don't like to admit it, but humans are an invasive, destructive species. Our actions often endanger or kill sea creatures and other wild animals. From intentional pollution to accidental massive ...

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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 ...

How can a creature of such enormous size and long-distance migratory behavior cope with a spine twisted in multiple directions? (Whale shark with the spinal deformity not pictured.) Photo by Jenna ...

Researchers are working to better understand a “silent” threat to whale sharks—ship collisions. Fishermen’s lights in Djibouti attract plankton and a young whale shark to the water’s surface, where ...