A massive species of endangered shark might be kinkier than we first thought, scientists have found. In rare video footage, a male whale shark ... before opening its mouth and lunging toward ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest fish on the planet, with some clocking in at 60 feet long. Now, for the first ...

The whale swam directly up to them, mouth agape and dragging all sort of detritus. When the diver cautiously approached it, ...

At Ningaloo Reef, researchers conducted field expeditions which involved spotting the whale sharks by plane and then directing a boat towards the sighting. The boat team then entered the water to take ...

Matt Hardy via Unsplash With bodies that can grow longer than school buses, it may come as a surprise that scientists know so little about whale sharks ... to open its mouth and lunge forward ...

Some sharks lay egg cases with developing embryos inside. These sharks are called ... Largest Shark: The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest fish in the world, measuring up to [50 feet ...

In fact, a T-rex would have been a quick snack for megalodon. Its head would have easily fit inside the gargantuan shark's mouth.

Courtship and procreative behavior in many species of elasmobranchs—cartilaginous fish including rays, sawfish, sharks, and skates—may include following and biting. However, there has been little ...