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"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 ...

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.

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 ...

"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 ...

Shortly after, a male whale shark swam up behind the female. Over time, the male was observed lunging at the tail fin of the female and biting its tail. After some interaction between the two ...