In rare video footage, a male whale shark has been spotted biting at his female partner during courtship. Before now, we knew very little about the secret sex lives of the world's largest fish ...

With its cartilaginous body and cold blood, the whale shark is decidedly not a whale. But this shark is about as long as a ...

Whale sharks are the gentle giants of the oceans that roam over long distances in search of food and a new study details how ...

Researchers have witnessed behavior in the wild which could reveal critical clues about how the endangered whale shark reproduces.

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

“Having said that, whale sharks are at risk across large areas of their distribution from ship strike and fishing bycatch and ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest fish on the planet, with some clocking in at 60 feet long. Now, for the first time, we might have some clues to how these endangered gentle giants mate.

Like many actual whales, the whale shark filter-feeds ... Many sharks die when boats looking for other types of fish accidentally catch sharks in their nets. People also hunt sharks for meat ...

A fisherman was surprised by a whale shark whilst out on the water on his jetski. Video / Supplied An Auckland man had the ...

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 ...

Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as artificial features like ...

Researchers spotted the unique behaviour amongst the endangered species at Ningaloo Reef, and believe the "hassling" from males could be keeping female whale sharks away from the site.