Whale sharks are using a wider range of feeding techniques than scientists previously observed, according to new camera-based research. The study, published in Marine Biology, reveals hidden behaviors ...

To date, almost everything we know about whale shark mating and birthing comes from a single female called "megamamma," which in 1995 was found off the coast of Taiwan to be carrying around 300 ...

Whale sharks, as the name implies, are huge, and aren’t particularly elusive creatures. So why is it that it’s historically ...

Footage taken from the perspective of whale sharks on Ningaloo Reef uncovers previously unknown feeding behaviours of the world's biggest fish.

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) reaffirmed its unremitting commitment to protecting marine biodiversity ...

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 ...

Conservation of whale sharks is fraught with challenges, including targeted hunting, accidental entanglement in fishing nets and changing sea temperatures. However, what ranks way above these ...

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena — Whale sharks shouldn’t be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to have ever lived. They are found ...

A team of researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Nova Southeastern University in Florida have been tracking a 26-foot endangered whale shark—named "Rio Lady"—with a satellite transmitter ...

Incredible aerial footage captures a great white shark swimming alongside a massive humpback whale carcass floating in the ...

Contest by forest department, WTI to boost conservation ...

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 ...