Experts say if you’re convinced your shark is in excess of 20 feet, it’s probably a Basking shark, since the average size of a great white in the region is 12 feet. Risk Level: Michael Dukakis ...

Note: The basking shark and great white shark shown here are represented at a scale of 25.5 feet and 13.5 feet, respectively; Infographic: Maura Losch/Axios Not every fin moving slowly in dark ...

Basking sharks are filter feeders, so they won’t try to bite any humans. However, their skin is extremely rough, and making contact with one can cut up a human’s skin in a dangerous way.

A first mate from New Hampshire recalled the moments he saw two large basking sharks off the coast of Rye Harbor.

On a surprise bachelorette cruise and whale watch around the Isle of Shoals, the group spotted two basking sharks.

Watch a shark's perspective as boat cuts across her back, damaging skin, scraping fin An endangered female basking shark was near the surface of the water off the coast of Ireland in April when ...

The average body length of the sharks in the toruses was 7.3 m (24 ft) – although basking sharks can get as long as 12 m (39 ft) 3 / 3 An aerial view of one the basking shark "courtship toruses" ...

The basking shark is a massive creature, growing up to 40 feet (12 meters) long, and is among the largest fish in the world — second only to the whale shark. Basking sharks are also endangered.

Basking sharks are listed as "endangered" on the IUCN Red List. Over the past 200 years, these giants were widely fished for their liver oil, which was used in lamps, cosmetics, perfumes, and ...

Video of shark sighting near Block Island lures millions of views on social media Basking sharks are harmless to humans, said Jon Dodd of the Atlantic Shark Institute,“ but ”that didn’t ...