A calm swim, maybe a glimpse of a fin slicing through turquoise water. But nothing prepared me for the moment I looked down ...

Weighing up to several tons, whale sharks are also notable for their markings. Each pattern of spots is unique and scientists identify individual fish using computer programs first developed to study ...

BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico — Miguel Aguíñiga Rodríguez, Baja California’s Secretary of Tourism, has announced the start of the whale shark observation season, running from June 1 to December 15 in Bahía ...

A 16-year-old from Suitland, Maryland, says Make-A-Wish made her dream of swimming with whale sharks into reality last summer in Mexico.

Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, are the largest fish in the world. They can trace their ancestry to the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, 245–65 million years ago, and are members of the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - One of the ocean’s largest creatures made a surprise appearance off West Oahu, and the incredible ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Whale shark scientist reporting for duty. Credit: Jisu Sheen photo Inventive typography. Leon Noel ...

A new study led by University of South Florida biologist Lucas Griffin has found that tour boats and swimmers routinely ...