Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet; the average whale shark is between 18 and 40 feet long, though the Georgia ...

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 ...

Although these huge sea creatures are called ‘whale sharks’, they are not actually whales, but filter-feeding sharks, often referred to as "gentle giants". They are also the world’s largest fish, ...

Whale sharks are the world’s largest shark, but only just – they have some relatively stiff competition. At 12.3 metres long, the basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus, comes in a close second.Then ...

This post will cover all the whale shark size facts you need to know. Let’s dive in! This post was updated on June 18, 2025 to include the extremely large whale shark spotted off the Pacific Coast.

This post will cover all the whale shark size facts you need to know. Let’s dive in! This post was updated on June 18, 2025 to include the extremely large whale shark spotted off the Pacific Coast.

From hand-sized lantern sharks that glow in the deep sea to bus-sized whale sharks gliding through tropical waters, sharks ...

Sharks have been spotted in American waters in recent months. Here are 12 facts about the fish species, circumstances of attacks, population information and more.

“The venue is not large enough and even the whale shark is artificial,” said one of the visitors, according to the New York Post. "By 3pm, people were already demanding refunds." ...