As a concept, the Big Lap, that circumnavigation of Australia in which families pack up and head off to explore the Wide Brown Land, all 40,000 kilometres by road, sounds idyllic.

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Whale sharks, which can reach 15 meters (50 feet) in length, weigh up to 34 tons (68,000 pounds) and live for 80 years, are not dangerous to humans. They are found in tropical seas all over the world.

A 9-year-old girl was seriously injured in a suspected bull shark attack while snorkeling off Boca Grande, Florida, prompting bystanders to rush to her aid.

Manuel Narvadez Jr., WWF Philippines-Donsol Integrated Conservation Program manager, said the 2025 interaction season alone had already logged 55 whale shark sightings, including 24 new ...

The family of 9-year-old Leah Lendel says she was snorkeling Wednesday off Boca Grande when she was bitten by a shark. Her mother says Leah’s right hand up to the wrist was covered in blood and mostly ...

(WLOX) - The University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Fisheries Research and Development is asking for the public’s help in tracking the whale shark. If the name sounds familiar ...

A whale shark vacuums up a patch of plankton just below snorkeling tourists who come from all over the globe to the Maldives to observe in the wild the world’s largest fish. A blacktip reef ...

They can grow between 10-14 feet and can weigh 850 to 1,400 pounds. Whale sharks are known as the largest fishes in the sea, according to National Geographic, with basking sharks pulling up a ...