Marlin's absurd adventures, from his encounter with vegetarian sharks to his almost ending up being the accidental dinner of a whale ... as a coral reef fish, he is unprepared for and the ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The world’s oceans are vast expanses filled with countless creatures. One of the most spectacular is the whale shark, not just because of its size, the largest fish in the world, but also the ...

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.

The Wildlife Trust of India’s “Pan India Whale Shark Project” has rescued and released 1,001 whale sharks that were accidentally entangled in fishing nets, which the agency says is a ...