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 ...

Whale sharks typically grow up to 40 feet — the length of a school bus — and can measure as long as 60 feet, according to the researchers. Despite their size, whale sharks eat mostly small ...

Over a year after a dead 15-foot shark was found with mysterious bite wounds and stripped of its internal organs, DNA ...

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 ...

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

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

It may have been comparable in length to today's biggest whale sharks, the largest of which has measured in at 18.8 metres. Without a complete megalodon skeleton to measure, these figures are based on ...