News Where the whale sharks are: New research reveals secrets of world’s biggest fish …to. Whale shark measuring and tagging, Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia. Image credit: Abraham Sianipar Anatomy 101 First of all, a little whale shark anatomy lesson. The whale shark is not a…
Island birds & whale sharks …surveys AT A GLANCE Dates 19 – 26 April 2024 (Whale Sharks) 13 – 20 June 2024 (Whale Sharks) 1 – 8 August 2024 (Humpback Whales) Activity Level Easy Duration…
Wildlife Orcas, whale sharks and salties – see them all here this year …beaked whale or blue whale. You can also admire the acrobatics of large pods of bottlenose, striped, and common dolphins, and encounter shark species that include great whites, whaler sharks,…
Wildlife Whale shark mugshots reveal teenage males hang around WA’s coast …whale sharks from their unique spot and stripe patterns. By comparing photos of a standard area on the body of a whale sharks among both years and locations, we can…
Wildlife Tagging whale sharks in the Maldives …will reveal precious information about the little-studied fish. Whale sharks still largely unknown Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) were first discovered in the 1800s and are found throughout the tropical oceans,…
News Whale shark spotted in the Southern Ocean …sharks are far more widely dispersed and distributed than we actually have records for.” Brad encouraged the public to report other whale shark sightings by going to www.whaleshark.org. RELATED STORIES…
News 22 years and counting – the two whale sharks calling Ningaloo home …register their interest for ‘Race 2017’ at whaleshark.org.au/satellite-tracking READ MORE: Vulnerable to endangered: whale sharks one step closer to extinction Cheeky whale shark gets a free feed Swimming with humpbacks…
News Diving whale sharks surface to warm up ONE OF THE MANY mysteries about the world’s largest fish seems to have been solved: just why whale sharks frequently come to the surface. New Australian research shows that whale…
News Whale shark dethrones kodiak bear as world's largest omnivore …the potential to become a meal, which is what has happened with the whale shark population at Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef. “Something like a whale shark, which swims through the…
News Scientists pose as cleaner fish to perform whale shark ultrasounds The underwater ultrasounds allowed scientists to capture images of the whale sharks’ internal organs and evaluate their reproductive health. Freediving scientists were able to position whale sharks for ultrasounds after…
