Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ashore near Portland in Victoria in ...

While they do have 300 rows of teeth in their giant ... Scientists aren’t sure how long whale sharks live Scientists are ...

How big they are: Up to 32 feet (9.8 meters) long How long they live: Up to 100 years, but usually around 25 to 50 years What they eat: Fish, seals, seabirds, squid, sharks, and even whales Orcas ...

Whale sharks are the gentle giants of the oceans that roam over long distances in search of food and a new study details how ...

“Having said that, whale sharks are at risk across large areas of their distribution from ship strike and fishing bycatch and ...

Discover interesting facts about where sharks live, how big they can get ... Sharks are a diverse group of mostly predatory fish. They do not have bones; their skeletons are made of a tissue ...

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

There are more viviparous shark species - which bear live young - than sharks that lay eggs. But throughout Earth's oceans, viviparity occurs in a variety of forms. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are ...

On a sunny May afternoon in 2024, a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) unwittingly allowed researchers a glimpse into the little-known romantic life of this species. Although these sharks are ...

Whales, seals, and dolphins reproduce by internal fertilization, their babies born live and sustained on their own milk. Though some sharks do give birth to live young, others lay eggs ...

Orcas, also called killer whales, are apex predators of the ocean. Their intelligence, hunting skills, and sheer power make ...