A massive species of endangered shark might be kinkier than we first thought, scientists have found. In rare video footage, a male whale shark has been spotted biting at his female partner during ...

and identify the individual orcas involved by scars and distinctive markings. In three out of the four whale shark predation events, a male orca known as Moctezuma – observed since 1992 – was ...

The marine biologists uploaded photographs of the sharks' markings to a global database of sightings known as the Wildbook for Whale Shark. They found no overlap with data collected from other ...

The study analyzed satellite tracking data from 78 whale sharks tagged over 14 years at Ningaloo Reef and Shark Bay, two well-known aggregation sites off the Western Australian coast.

On May 14, a boat pilot alerted the team to the location of a female whale shark that was about 22 feet long. Shortly after, an adult male whale shark appeared and followed about 6.5 to 10 ten fee ...

Sharks come in all shapes and sizes. The minuscule dwarf lantern shark is the smallest shark alive, being smaller than the human hand, according to Smithsonian. The aptly named megamouth can weigh ...

Now a multi-institutional research team from Australia has observed a sexually mature male whale shark following and biting a smaller female in the wild. The researchers report their findings in a ...

Researchers have witnessed behavior in the wild which could reveal critical clues about how the endangered whale shark reproduces. For the first time researchers have witnessed behaviour in the ...

Researchers in WA's north have observed a mature male whale shark biting the tail of a juvenile female on an annual expedition. It is believed to be the first time a pre-mating ritual for the ...