Whale sharks. Are they whales? Are they sharks? This amazing creature is actually a shark. It is called a whale shark due to its enormous size, and because sharks are fish, the whale shark is the ...

Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the world, but much about them remains unknown. Like many types of sharks, they give birth to live young, though no one has witnessed a baby whale shark being born ...

The animal kingdom is home to an array of amazing and bizarre creatures, each with its own distinct features and survival ...

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena — Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — the biggest fish in the sea — and found in warm oceans all around the world. By shark ...

Ningaloo in Western Australia offers a chance to swim with whale sharks on a relatively undiscovered coral reef ...

On a dive trip in Mexico's Baja California Sur, one diver fondly recalls a trip that put her (almost) face to face with one of the ocean's gentlest giants.

A 10-day cruise through Indonesia’s Raja Ampat on a 12-cabin pinisi ship is a feast of snorkelling, relaxing and delectable ...

In December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than a dozen mega cruise ships were stationed in Bahía de La Paz, Baja ...

The second largest shark species in the world is being spotted close to the Bay State coast, according to shark researchers.