Researchers are working to better understand a “silent” threat to whale sharks—ship collisions. Fishermen’s lights in Djibouti attract plankton and a young whale shark to the water’s surface, where ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Whale shark scientist reporting for duty. Credit: Jisu Sheen photo Inventive typography. Leon Noel ...

A new study shows the Bird’s Head Seascape in West Papua is a crucial nursery for juvenile whale sharks, where most sightings involved young males feeding around fishing platforms. Researchers ...

Folks venturing out to the Vallejo waterfront Saturday might have thought they stumbled into an aerial whale-watching tour, with a blue whale, a life-sized whale shark and none other than Baby Shark ...

How can a creature of such enormous size and long-distance migratory behavior cope with a spine twisted in multiple directions? (Whale shark with the spinal deformity not pictured.) Photo by Jenna ...

Experience the gentle majesty of the ocean's largest fish with this intimate close-up video of a whale shark. The footage focuses on the animal's massive head, revealing the intricate patterns of its ...

Whale sharks in Indonesia are suffering widespread injuries, with a majority scarred by human activity. Researchers found bagans and boats to be the biggest threats, especially as shark tourism grows.

The Georgia Aquarium on Thursday announced the loss of Taroko, a whale shark that had lived at the facility since 2007. “Taroko showed more than 43 million people the majesty of his species over the ...

ATLANTA (Atlanta News First/Gray News) - The Georgia Aquarium announced the death of a whale shark that had been at the facility for nearly two decades. Taroko, the aquarium’s male whale shark, was ...

Taroko, a whale shark that arrived at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta in 2007, has died, according to a post on the aquarium’s Instagram account. “Our team noticed changes in his appetite and behavior ...