Open the Youtube video Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), the world’s biggest fish, are one of the most charismatic marine ...

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

Miguel Aguíñiga Rodríguez, Baja California’s Secretary of Tourism, has announced the start of the whale shark observation season, running from June 1 to December 15 in Bahía de los Ángeles. The whale ...

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

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

Visitors to Sanibel experienced an unexpected encounter when they spotted a massive whale shark just 50 miles off the island's shore. Mike Kunert captured the rare sighting on camera while out fishing ...

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 ...

An unusual look at the largest fish on the planet.

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 ...

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 ...

Local drone operator Sam Rigling captured the video Thursday, June 25, at Martin’s Beach, a few miles south of Half Moon Bay, ...

Shark Week returns to the Discovery Channel on July 26, 2026. You'll want to tune into this annual shark-themed program to ...