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Researchers have captured rare video of whale shark courtship behavior, revealing intimate details of the largest fish in the sea.

"Our knowledge of adult whale sharks, particularly their reproductive ... its swimming speed and lunged again at the caudal fin of the female, this time making contact and briefly biting the ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus ... “The male was observed to open its mouth and lunge forward towards the caudal fin of the female,” the authors write in the study. “The male shark increased ...

Whale sharks use underwater features and oil platforms as migratory stepping stones, affecting conservation efforts.

"Our knowledge of adult whale sharks, particularly their reproductive ... fishers reported a male following a female and nudging her caudal fin, and also described seeing males following females ...

Researchers have witnessed behavior in the wild which could reveal critical clues about how the endangered whale shark reproduces.

Whale sharks are also endangered ... male was observed to open its mouth and lunge forward towards the caudal fin of the female,” according to the study. “The male shark increased its swimming ...

Shortly after, an adult male whale shark appeared and followed about 6.5 to 10 ten feet behind the female. “The male was observed to open its mouth and lunge forward towards the caudal fin of ...

Researchers spotted the unique behaviour amongst the endangered species at Ningaloo Reef, and believe the "hassling" from males could be keeping female whale sharks away from the site.