A 5-foot-long whale shark found in Indonesia may have given scientists one of their best clues yet about where these enormous ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)—the world's biggest fish—are one of the most charismatic marine species. They connect with the hearts of anyone lucky enough to encounter them, making people deeply ...

Orcas in the southern Gulf of California have been recorded working in coordinated teams to ram, flip, and fatally bleed out whale sharks, the largest fish on Earth. A peer-reviewed study published in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Fishers and scientists joined together in Indonesia for a 10-year study to protect whale sharks (Rhincodon typus). The bagan fishers’ unique ...