For starters are they whales, or sharks? These gentle giants are both beautiful and fascinating and we bet you didn't know ...

Shenzhen's Xiaomeisha Ocean World launched its trial operation during the National Day Holiday. However, many visitors were disappointed after they discovered that the highly anticipated whale shark ...

I’m on a boat bobbing up in down in the blue expanse of the Caribbean Sea. A sucking sound off the starboard side, like water ...

They're also frequented by the largest fish on the planet, the whale shark. ♪ (water gurgling) Adults can grow longer than a school bus, weigh twice as much, and can live for 100 years.

Although whale sharks can live for 80 to 130 years in the wild, they typically do not survive beyond 5 years in aquariums.

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There are more viviparous shark species - which bear live young - than sharks that lay eggs. But throughout Earth's oceans, viviparity occurs in a variety of forms. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are ...

The aquarium defended the decision, citing laws against trading live whale sharks, but visitors remained dissatisfied. This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only.

Move over, bowhead whales! Scientists have discovered a new longevity champion: the Greenland shark. Using a technique ...

A French environmental organisation is advocating for the creation of an international protection zone for the whale shark in the South Atlantic – between Cape Verde and Saint Helena.

"Whale sharks are just one of those key species that do come in and stay longer in Ningaloo, likely in association with how the temperatures are going in that particular region," she said.