The megamouth shark is thought to be the only member of the taxonomic family Megachasmidae. It eats plankton and jellyfish, but little is known about its actual feeding behavior. Zola Chen ...

"This megamouth shark was caught by an artisanal fishing vessel in Zanzibar's waters, and then landed at a beach on Pemba Island. The shark was sold for about 43,000 Tanzanian shillings (US$17 ...

When scientists first discovered the megamouth shark in 1976 off the coast of Hawaii, it struck them as so bizarre that, to classify it, they created an entirely new genus and family. Today ...

Megamouth sharks were first discovered in 1976 and fewer than 280 have ever been seen, meaning we know very little about this enigmatic species. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

A rare megamouth shark is sitting on a giant block of ice at the Smithsonian museum, where it will hopefully shed light on the bizarre, big-headed predator. It's a one-in-a-mega-million find.

About 36 million years ago, a shark the length of two upright pianos chipped and lost its three-pronged tooth, possibly while crunching on a bony fish, a new study finds. Based on that tooth ...

The Shark Conservation Fund is a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. A rarely seen megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) was recently spotted in east Africa for the very first time.

Megamouth sharks weigh up to 2,700 pounds (1,225 kilograms) and are named after their large, circular mouths. The mouth of a 16-foot (5 m) megamouth shark is around 4 feet (1.2 m) wide.

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Little is known about the mysterious megamouth shark, as it was only discovered and recorded in 1976, and only around 100 of them have been observed, usually when they have been accidentally ...

The first ever record of a pregnant megamouth shark has been documented after a dead female washed up on the shores of the Philippines. The 18-foot-long (5.5 meters) megamouth shark (Megachasma ...