The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks are twice that size, stretching a staggering 60 feet from tip to tail. These ...

The cookiecutter shark is one of the most bizarre predators in the world, leaving a signature circular bite on its prey.

Each whale shark’s pale spots and stripes are unique ... While they do have 300 rows of teeth in their giant mouths, whale ...

They may only be 50 centimetres long but, tiny cookiecutter sharks are taking chunks out of newborn humpback whale calves off ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the ...

Fossilized shark teeth and shark vertebrate were just a few of the exhibits on display July 7-11 during the Little Medical ...

The first white shark of the season was spotted off of Nantucket on May 11, but they aren't the only sharks that live in Massachusetts water. Ryan Knotek, an associate research scientist with the ...

The classic thriller might discourage you from getting in the water, so check out these sensational shark images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest instead ...

Unlike sharks like the whale shark, which has an astounding 3,000 teeth, or great white sharks, which have 300 teeth, tiger sharks have significantly fewer teeth.

While whale sharks don’t use the teeth in their mouths, they do use the teeth in their eyes. A whale shark’s eyes are covered in tooth-like structures called dermal denticles.

Whale sharks can be found every year in offshore canyons in the Gulf Stream along the edge of the Continental Shelf, but they rarely come closer to shore. More: VIDEO: Encounter with a whale shark ...

Whale sharks can be found every year in offshore canyons in the Gulf Stream along the edge of the Continental Shelf, but they rarely come closer to shore. More: VIDEO: Encounter with a whale shark ...