Emory graduate Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant explores conservation efforts for the species in the Feb. 15 episode of “Mutual of Omaha’s ...

The Galapagos Islands are home to many species of shark, including the largest shark, the whale shark. Whale sharks are ...

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

That’s comparable to the size of a school bus. Woah! Whale sharks are covered in white spots and each shark has their own unique spot pattern, similar to human fingerprints. Even though a whale ...

The recent autopsy of a partially devoured great white shark confirms a brutal hunting trend—killer whales around the world ... of being either chased away or eaten) “has led to cascading ...

The Wildlife Trust of India’s “Pan India Whale Shark Project” has rescued and released 1,001 whale sharks that were accidentally entangled in fishing nets, which the agency says is a ...

Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado's Executive Order No. 10 - 2025 considers the harmful effects of whale shark interaction activities on biodiversity CEBU, Philippines – Bohol Governor ...

How big they are: Smaller than a human hand to the size of ... Different sharks use different strategies to eat. Like many actual whales, the whale shark filter-feeds, straining teeny plankton ...

Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as ... [+] artificial features like offshore oil and gas platforms, with both acting as migratory ...

More often than not, sharks are depicted as the ultimate predator of the ocean. Their presence evokes power and dominance across the marine world. Therefore, you might be surprised to learn that ...