It was a whale of a fail. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the water park: A Chinese aquarium was ripped by angry fans after its much-hyped giant shark was revealed to be a robot.

Fifty years later, great whites like the movie's maneater are still the most iconic shark species in the country. To see how its popularity ranks compared to other sharks, check out the map below. The ...

In rare video footage, a male whale shark has been spotted biting at his female partner during courtship. Before now, we knew very little about the secret sex lives of the world's largest fish, ...

As recently as the mid-1980s, science had settled on around 360 species of shark, ranging from deep sea featherweights like the 20cm (8in)-long dwarf lanternshark to the enormous plankton-feeding ...

They're also frequented by the largest fish on the planet, the whale shark. ♪ (water gurgling) Adults can grow longer than a school bus, weigh twice as much, and can live for 100 years.

This is the story of a wildly ambitious science experiment to return Keiko to the ocean — while the world watched. A new limited podcast series from Serial Productions and the New York Times.

A baby humpback whale (not the one pictured) entangled in shark control netting was rescued off the coast of Australia, video footage shows. Photo from Heloise Delbos via Unsplash A rescue team ...

Stranded humpback whale off the coast of Australia was circled by 10-foot tiger shark. Then it was freed after multi-day rescue attempt.

It was a whale of a fail. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the water park: A Chinese aquarium was ripped by angry fans after its much-hyped giant shark was revealed to be a robot.

A baby humpback whale (not the one pictured) entangled in shark control netting was rescued off the coast of Australia, video footage shows. Photo from Heloise Delbos via Unsplash A rescue team ...