The male snorkeler is apparently Aaron Miranda, who described: “I’m coming across a Costa Rican-style submarine.” (His ...

Researchers have documented “an entire community” of animals travelling with whale sharks – the world’s biggest fish.

The majority of whale sharks in a marine tourism hotspot off Indonesia have human-caused scars, according to a new study. Photo from NOAA, UnSplash The majority of whale sharks in a global tourism ...

A juvenile whale shark swam from Madagascar to Seychelles, marking the first confirmed movement between the two nations.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Countless whale sharks are losing fins, being scraped and suffering other injuries due to human presence in oceans, research in ...

Whale sharks, the largest living fish species, are classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Over the past 75 years, populations have declined by more than 50% worldwide, ...

MIAMI (WSVN) - A boater off the coast of Miami was treated to a whale of a sight. The boater was fishing when he spotted a whale shark swimming close to his vessel. The boater dove into the water to ...

Weighing up to several tons, whale sharks are also notable for their markings. Each pattern of spots is unique and scientists identify individual fish using computer programs first developed to study ...