They spotted this rare behavior at Ningaloo Reef off the coast of Western Australia, which is one of only two locations where whale shark courtship behaviors have been spotted in the past.

The study analyzed satellite tracking data from 78 whale sharks tagged over 14 years at Ningaloo Reef and Shark Bay, two well ...

During a research expedition to Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef in May 2024, a team of scientists observed sexually mature male whale sharks following and biting smaller females. This biting ...

Whale Sharks watched by tourists off the coast on April 22, 2012 in Ningaloo Reef, Western ... [+] Australia. Interestingly, the biting behavior observed at Ningaloo could serve a dual purpose ...

Researchers entered the water after getting tipped off by a spotter plane that sighted a female whale shark in 131-feet-deep (40 meters) waters off Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef. Shortly ...

Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as artificial features like ...

Then, in May of 2024 during a two week research expedition, a spotter plane saw two whale sharks near the surface of the water at Ningaloo Reef and alerted the boat below, according to the study.

Whale sharks use underwater features and oil platforms as migratory stepping stones, affecting conservation efforts.

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

But a far less subtle behaviour has been documented for the first time among the whale sharks at Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef, 1,250 kilometres north of Perth. Researcher Christine Barry ...