Despite their huge size and intimidating wide mouth, basking sharks are not aggressive towards humans and mostly feed off plankton. The incident comes after another terrifying shark catch in North ...

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The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

A whale-watching tour off Southern California got a close-up look at a passing basking shark, which are rarely seen in warmer waters, a video shows. A Davey’s Locker Whale Watching boat spotted ...

In a world first, a basking shark is tagged with cameras. Speaking on Landward Dr Lucy Hawkes explained, “Basking sharks are big animals but they can also dive under the water and stay well out ...

Basking Shark season tends to be May or October, and there are a few hotspots around the British Isles where you'll most likely spot them. Basking sharks pose no danger to humans in general ...