Whale sharks are the largest living shark species. The maximum size of whale sharks is not known, but could be as large as 65.6 feet, according to the World Wildlife Foundation.

Encounter whales (and whale sharks, too) in quiet, relaxing destinations like the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the ice caps and Baja California Sur. Whale & Whale Shark Encounters: Top Global Marine Life ...

Scientists decided to dive deep into the seasonal residency, activity space, and use of deep-water channels by Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) in an Arctic fjord system.

The largest shark alive today, reaching up to 20 meters long, is the whale shark, a sedate filter feeder. As recently as 4 million years ago, however, sharks of that scale likely included the fast ...

An enormous whale shark can be seen feeding on a bustling school of anchovies off the coast of Hawaii in new, rare video, which researchers captured while conducting fieldwork around the island of ...

The Greenland shark holds the title as the longest-lived vertebrate on Earth, with some individuals potentially reaching 500 years of age. This elusive deep-sea predator, found in the frigid ...

An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks — the world’s largest fish that can grow up to 18 meters (60 feet) in ...

A half-blind shark believed to survive for hundreds of years in freezing Arctic waters was recently discovered in Caribbean waters, according to Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.

The accompanying footage shows a massive basking shark alongside a Cape Cod whale-watching vessel on Thursday, and the excitement was palpable in the naturalist’s voice. “This is incredible!