The shark, known as Contender, was first spotted just off the Florida-Georgia border on January 17 and is the largest male ...

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

Most weigh between 15 and 20 tons. They’re about twice as large as great white sharks—if you think of a city bus, that’s about the size of a whale shark. Worried about sharks? You’ll want ...

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 ...

Recent findings used wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale ...

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

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 ...