Orcas — also known as killer whales — are once again on the offensive. Their new target is whale sharks, the world's largest fish species. According to CNN, a new study — published in the journal ...

Researchers were more than 25 miles offshore Anna Maria Island last summer when they first met Larry. The weather was fair, the seas calm, and the whale shark cruising toward them? The size of a ...

Whale sharks are undoubtedly the ocean’s gentle giants. These filter feeders usually reach lengths of 18 to 32.8 feet, with ...

Nature is endowed with fascinating creatures that come in all sizes, from tiny sea sponges to massive manta rays that swish ...

The research is already shaping policy.

JAMESTOWN – Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to have ever lived. They are found in warm ...

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 de los Ángeles. The whale ...

MIAMI (WSVN) - A boater off the coast of Miami was treated to a whale of a sight. The boater was fishing when he spotted a whale shark swimming close to his vessel. The boater dove into the water to ...

Fishermen guide a whale shark back into the sea after it became trapped in a fishing net in Barangay Caroan, Gonzaga, Cagayan on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Screengrab from Joana Tabu FB ...

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena — (AP) — Whale sharks shouldn’t be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to have ever lived. They are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JAMESTOWN, St. Helena (AP) — Whale sharks ...