A friendly baby whale shark delighted divers when it swam up to them during a trip. The juvenile marine animal spanning 13ft (4 metres) emerged from the water near the boat carrying 17 tourists for a ...

This lucky scuba diver had a face to face encounter with a pod of curious dolphins and a gigantic whale shark on the same dive. The waters around the Galapagos Islands are among the most spectacular ...

across all ecosystems. And our new research shows whale sharks – the world's largest fish – could be at risk, as warming oceans may force them into busy human shipping lanes. More than 12,000 ...

Whale sharks are endangered. Tour operators in some destinations offer the chance to join them in the water. Here’s what you ...

But, like all great parties, the music must stop eventually, and come early summer, the whale sharks tend to dwindle in numbers. Brad Norman, a research fellow with Murdoch University's Harry ...

Dr. Reynolds' research identified ocean temperatures at Indian Ocean whale shark aggregations may rise by up to 4.9°C by the year 2100. This will increase whale sharks' metabolic rate and energy ...

But the marine park soon found itself the object of international discussion as it was revealed their advertised real whale shark was actually a robot. In fact, as visitors found, the whale shark ...

KOTA KINABALU – A whale shark and some species of reef manta rays ... He said the matter should be addressed holistically, with the involvement of all stakeholders and the local marine community.

The aquarium defended the decision, citing laws against trading live whale sharks, but visitors remained ... "I’d rather they didn’t have one at all than show a fake one." ...

It was 7:30 a.m., and between the brutal jet lag and a mild hangover, I was tempted to skip the whole whale shark excursion that everyone else in my sailing group couldn’t seem to stop talking ...