Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet; the average whale shark is between 18 and 40 feet long, though the Georgia Aquarium says the largest whale shark observed was 61.7 feet long.

Read on to find out about the biggest sharks in the world. The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is the largest fish in the world. It’s found in tropical and temperate oceans, in both deep water and ...

Yet back then, any one of these creatures could become prey to the ocean's fiercest apex predator: the megalodon, a giant shark with massive teeth and a body the size of a whale. In many ways ...

The dwarf lanternshark is possibly the smallest shark in the world and could fit in the palm of your hand. Whale sharks are the largest fish in the sea reaching lengths of up 12m or more.

Until recently, estimates have suggested megalodon grew to between 15 and 18 metres in length, three times longer than the largest recorded great white shark. It may have been comparable in length to ...

Click on each shark myth above to watch Steve give you the facts, or read Steve's expert ... other species like the whale shark are filter feeders, and have no sharp teeth at all.

Although not as big as Queensland's Great Barrier Reef, it offers similarly spectacular snorkelling and it is also the best place in the world to swim with whale sharks. Getting up close to one of ...

Recent incidents where whale sharks were accidentally entangled in fishing nets on the Thiruvananthapuram coast have turned the spotlight on a critical issue—the absence of adequate compensation ...