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 ...

"It's a very big white shark, obviously. One of the largest that has ever been seen in the water," Burgess told ABC News. "I'm not sure it's 20, I suspect it's a little less than that.

Contender is nearly 14 feet long, and is estimated to weigh 1,653 pounds, according to Ocearch. This makes him OCEARCH's largest recorded great white shark in the Atlantic Ocean.

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 ...

A 14-foot great white shark, the largest ever recorded by scientists in the Atlantic Ocean, has reappeared after a month-long absence and is headed straight for a tourist hot spot.

The largest confirmed white shark in the world is known as Deep Blue, a female swimming the Pacific with an estimated length of at least 20 feet. Most females top out around 16 feet, but ...

Never Too Late: New Jersey man conquers fears by going open water shark diving The largest male white shark ever tagged by the research group OCEARCH is close to the coast of North Carolina as it ...

The great white shark named Contender was recently pinged off Pamplico Sound in North Carolina's Outer Banks, a popular summer vacation area. This stopover is believed to be for a feeding that ...

HATTERAS, N.C. — A massive great white shark is making waves off the Outer Banks coast. Meet Contender, the largest adult male ever recorded in the Atlantic. Contender is nearly 14 feet long and ...

HATTERAS, N.C. — A massive great white shark is making waves off the Outer Banks coast. Meet Contender, the largest adult male ever recorded in the Atlantic. Contender is nearly 14 feet long and ...