Ahmedabad: A 28-foot whale shark tagged with a tracker in December completed a 4,000-kilometre journey across the Arabian Sea over 100 days and circled back to the starting point off the Gujarat ...

Beautifully patterned with white spots and stripes, the 60-foot-long whale shark is the largest—and one of the most striking—fish in the sea. Though it’s beloved by ecotourists and native to ...

(AP) — 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 in warm ...

A volunteer rescue group of young marine wildlife enthusiasts is saving whale sharks stranded on Thiruvananthapuram’s beaches with surprisingly increasing regularity this summer. Ajith ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest fish on the planet ...

The killer whale pod in Mexico hunts and attacks much larger whale sharks by targeting them from below, a study finds Kelsey Williamson Orcas — also known as killer whales — are once again on ...

Whale sharks or “butanding” were sighted off Barangay Tinoto in Maasim, Sarangani over the past weeks, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-SOCCSKSARGEN (DENR-12). DENR-12 ...

Rising ocean temperatures could increase the threat to endangered whale sharks from large ships, researchers say. Scientists from the UK’s University of Southampton and the Marine Biological ...

An international study has found whale sharks and ships are more likely to collide by the end of the century due to climate change. The researchers used global climate models and satellite ...

Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran has pledged steps to ensure cooperation at the national and international levels for the protection of endangered whale sharks and maintaining marine ecological ...

Marine scientists have used underwater ultrasounds to monitor the health of whale shark populations at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. The underwater ultrasounds allowed scientists to capture ...

But until recently, scientists didn’t realize these same vessels are likely killing whale sharks, an endangered species and the world’s largest fish. In a new study, over 75 researchers came ...