Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean.

The largest whale shark is more than ten times as large. Just one of the whale shark’s fins is nearly 5 feet tall—about the height of an average adult human. While comparing a whale shark’s size to a ...

Whale sharks are filter feeders and can neither bite nor chew. They can process more than 6,000 litres of water an hour through their gills. Although its mouth can stretch to four feet wide, a whale ...

As Steven Spielberg’s classic celebrates its 50th anniversary, Olivia Petter examines the impact its villainous 25-foot great ...

It’s the largest shark in the world and weighs as much as an F-15 fighter jet, but the whale shark is nothing to be afraid of. Whale sharks are filter feeders and only eat plankton and other small ...

The smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing red gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack ...

Just when you thought it was safe to celebrate the 50th anniversary of 'Jaws' — here's the ultimate trivia trove.

The movie Jaws, released on June 20, 1975, was one of the very first Hollywood summer blockbusters, and remains one of the ...