The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

A whale-watching tour off Southern California got a close-up look at a passing basking shark ... National Marine Sanctuaries website. “Like whale sharks and unlike white sharks, these gentle ...

This week SharkFest is taking a look at the wilder side of sharks, including the exclusive peek above at the basking shark ... Your Way Thanks to SharkFest Like last week, SharkFest's final ...

Basking sharks are listed as a protected species by authorities. It meant the startled fisherman had to alert the area's marine life foundation - CRAM - once he realised what he had caught.

Very little is known about basking sharks but that’s about to change, thanks to a pioneering team of scientists and some underwater cameras. The waters south of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides are ...