On this day in 2020, the York Press reported that a basking shark that had been spotted off the coast of Filey had had to be put down. The shark was seen in shallow waters, near Primrose Valley.

The animal realm also has its stories. Animals are a critical component of our environment, both domesticated and wild and they do have some amazing stories! Wonderbot Animals is the place for you ...

Contender is the largest male white shark ever caught, SPOT tagged, released and now studied in the North West Atlantic white shark population.

The Basking shark's mouth is big enough to fit a human, but instead, they eat zooplankton and don't have a throat large enough to actually swallow a person. 15.

Atlantic blacktip Basking shark Blue shark Common thresher shark Dusky shark Sand tiger shark Sandbar shark Shortfin mako shark Smooth dogfish Smooth hammerhead shark Spinner shark Spiny dogfish White ...

Why Did This Shark Attack? The moniker “Shark Bite Capital of the World” may give the wrong impression about sharks at New Smyrna Beach. Sharks often show little interest in humans, and many bites are ...

Fermented shark, known as Hákarl or kæstur hákarl, is a palatable and safe way to eat sharks. “The native dish consists of a Greenland or basking shark cured with fermentation and hung to dry ...