A massive whale shark photobombed a freediver's underwater swimming video. Footage shows tourist Irish Abne gliding alongside ...

A whale shark has left tropical waters to make a rare appearance off a town on the NSW South Coast a few hours’ drive from ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus ... They use a process called "ram filter feeding," swimming with their mouths open to collect food, and "active suction feeding," drawing water into their mouths ...

Researchers have captured rare video of whale shark courtship behavior, revealing intimate details of the largest fish in the sea.

With its cartilaginous body and cold blood, the whale shark is decidedly not a whale. But this shark is about as long as a ...

Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado has banned all kinds of interactions with whale sharks, locally known as “balilan,” especially feeding, in the ...

The world’s oceans are vast expanses filled with countless creatures. One of the most spectacular is the whale shark, not just because of its size, the largest fish in the world, but also the ...

Previously, fishers in the area had reported this behavior of the sexually mature males swimming towards females at different aggregation sites. Whale sharks typically gather around Ningaloo Reef ...

Whale sharks use underwater features and oil platforms as migratory stepping stones, affecting conservation efforts.

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.