By tagging individual specimens, scientists have learned that whale sharks can log thousands of miles in years-long trips. But they sometimes disappear for weeks, diving more than a mile down and ...

Largest Shark: The whale shark (Rhincodon typus ... Longest time span between tagging and recapture of a shark: Two sandbar sharks were tagged in the same week in 1965 and were recovered within ...

“When the whale sank I just went offshore to chum ... Photo: Keith Poe Poe said he did not tag the shark because of a permitting issue. While it’s not rare for adult great white sharks to ...

A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills that help them hunt whale sharks — the world’s largest fish, scientists say. A study published Friday in the journal ...

An orca pod in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico has devised a cunning strategy to hunt and kill whale sharks — the world’s largest fish that can grow up to 18 meters (60 feet ...

As Thanksgiving approaches, white sharks are still trying to have a feast of their own in these local chilly waters. Shark ...

Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and devouring their livers. By Jason Bittel Off Baja California in Mexico ...