You never forget your first whale shark sighting. Suddenly there’s a ... The largest reported aggregation in the Gulf occurred in 2009, when aerial surveys counted approximately 420 whale ...

A researcher observes a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) while taking notes in Oslob, Philippines. ... More (Photo by: Steve De Neef/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Scientifically ...

And a growing cohort of charter boat operators now offer white shark tours, taking tourists and locals out in search of the creatures, just as they might on a whale watch, the Associated Press ...

Although these changes make the whale shark rhodopsin less thermally stable the deep-sea temperature, allows their rhodopsin to keep working. This suggests that the unique adaptation evolved to ...

While an orca versus whale shark matchup may seem like an epic battle, the orcas make easy work of the gentle giants. “The whale shark has the smallest brain compared to body mass. The brain is ...