A friendly whale shark floated over to scuba divers exploring a shipwreck site in Thailand. Footage shows the baby marine animal swimming close to the group as they floated around the HTMS Chang wreck ...

Shortly after, an adult male whale shark appeared and followed about 6.5 to 10 ten feet behind the female. “The male was observed to open its mouth and lunge forward towards the caudal fin of ...

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.

Yet, this glimpse into this type of behavior is a reminder how much we have yet to learn about whale shark reproductive ecology. These animals are migratory, spending much of their lives in open ...

"Our knowledge of adult whale sharks, particularly their reproductive ... "The male was observed to open its mouth and lunge forward towards the caudal fin of the female. The male shark increased ...

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 ...