Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest fish on the planet, with some clocking in at 60 feet long. Now, for the first ...

The ocean giants are the largest fish in the world, but their everyday lives and behaviors in the wild are elusive and ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus ... “The male was observed to open its mouth and lunge forward towards the caudal fin of the female,” the authors write in the study. “The male shark increased ...

Whale sharks are also endangered ... and watched as “the male was observed to open its mouth and lunge forward towards the caudal fin of the female,” according to the study.

Courtship and procreative behavior in many species of elasmobranchs—cartilaginous fish including rays, sawfish, sharks, and skates—may include following and biting. However, there has been little ...

A massive species of endangered shark ... their mouths open to collect food, and "active suction feeding," drawing water into their mouths and expelling it through their gills. Whale sharks ...

In rare video footage, a male whale shark has been spotted biting at his female partner during courtship. Before now, we knew ...

Published June 11 | Read More | Massive creatures hunting sharks off Mexico ... involves the whale chasing fish toward the rocky shoreline and then holding its mouth open to catch the fish as ...