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Swim Along With The Largest Fish In The Sea As They Show Off Never-Before-Seen Ways Of Snacking On PlanktonA whale shark swimming just beneath the surface.

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Swim Along With The Largest Fish In The Sea As They Show Off Never-Before-Seen Ways Of Snacking On PlanktonA whale shark swimming just beneath the surface.
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Swim Along With The Largest Fish In The Sea As They Show Off Never-Before-Seen Ways Of Snacking On Plankton

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Mistral The Whale Shark's Epic 1,200-Kilometer International Swim Is The First Such Migration Ever WitnessedA whale shark breaks the surface of the sea with boat and clouds in the background.

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Mistral The Whale Shark's Epic 1,200-Kilometer International Swim Is The First Such Migration Ever WitnessedA whale shark breaks the surface of the sea with boat and clouds in the background.
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Mistral The Whale Shark's Epic 1,200-Kilometer International Swim Is The First Such Migration Ever Witnessed

clock-iconMarch 10, 2026

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Scientists Spot The First-Ever Giant Whale Shark With Severe Spinal Deformation Off US CoastFirst-Ever Giant Whale Shark With Severe Spinal Deformation Off US Coast

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Scientists Spot The First-Ever Giant Whale Shark With Severe Spinal Deformation Off US CoastFirst-Ever Giant Whale Shark With Severe Spinal Deformation Off US Coast
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Scientists Spot The First-Ever Giant Whale Shark With Severe Spinal Deformation Off US Coast

clock-iconSeptember 23, 2025
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Sharks Have No Bones, So How Do They Get So Big?Huge whale shark swimming in the ocean

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Sharks Have No Bones, So How Do They Get So Big?Huge whale shark swimming in the ocean
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Sharks Have No Bones, So How Do They Get So Big?

clock-iconJune 20, 2025
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Are Sharks Mammals?Grumping looking shark on the seafloor

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Are Sharks Mammals?Grumping looking shark on the seafloor
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Are Sharks Mammals?

clock-iconFebruary 5, 2024
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Please Don't Swim With The World's Largest Shark, It Doesn't Like Itswim with whale sharks

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Please Don't Swim With The World's Largest Shark, It Doesn't Like Itswim with whale sharks
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Please Don't Swim With The World's Largest Shark, It Doesn't Like It

clock-iconSeptember 7, 2023
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World's Largest Shark Has Its Liver Sucked Out By Orcas In Gruesome Videoorca whale shark liver

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World's Largest Shark Has Its Liver Sucked Out By Orcas In Gruesome Videoorca whale shark liver
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World's Largest Shark Has Its Liver Sucked Out By Orcas In Gruesome Video

clock-iconJuly 31, 2023
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Glorious Video Shows Whale Shark Feeding On The Bottom Of The Ocean For First TimeWhale shark at an angle actively feeding on the sea floor. Taken underwater so the surrounding is blue sea.

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Glorious Video Shows Whale Shark Feeding On The Bottom Of The Ocean For First TimeWhale shark at an angle actively feeding on the sea floor. Taken underwater so the surrounding is blue sea.
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Glorious Video Shows Whale Shark Feeding On The Bottom Of The Ocean For First Time

clock-iconJune 2, 2023
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Rare Glass Octopus And Fish-Stealing Crabs Among Awesome New Deep-Sea Footagearticle image

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Rare Glass Octopus And Fish-Stealing Crabs Among Awesome New Deep-Sea Footagearticle image
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Rare Glass Octopus And Fish-Stealing Crabs Among Awesome New Deep-Sea Footage

clock-iconJuly 9, 2021
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Manta Rays And Whale Sharks Are Swallowing Alarming Numbers Of Plastic Pieces Every Hourarticle image

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Manta Rays And Whale Sharks Are Swallowing Alarming Numbers Of Plastic Pieces Every Hourarticle image
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Manta Rays And Whale Sharks Are Swallowing Alarming Numbers Of Plastic Pieces Every Hour

clock-iconNovember 20, 2019

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New Species Discovered Living Inside The Giant Mouths Of Whale Sharksarticle image

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New Species Discovered Living Inside The Giant Mouths Of Whale Sharksarticle image
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New Species Discovered Living Inside The Giant Mouths Of Whale Sharks

clock-iconOctober 30, 2019
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First-Ever Images Of Whale Sharks Trying To Mate Captured In Australiaarticle image

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First-Ever Images Of Whale Sharks Trying To Mate Captured In Australiaarticle image
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First-Ever Images Of Whale Sharks Trying To Mate Captured In Australia

clock-iconJune 12, 2019
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This Video Of Free-Divers Saving A Whale Shark May Restore Your Faith In Humanityarticle image

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This Video Of Free-Divers Saving A Whale Shark May Restore Your Faith In Humanityarticle image
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This Video Of Free-Divers Saving A Whale Shark May Restore Your Faith In Humanity

clock-iconAugust 9, 2018

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From Chimpanzees To Whale Sharks, 34 Species To Receive Increased Global Protectionarticle image

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From Chimpanzees To Whale Sharks, 34 Species To Receive Increased Global Protectionarticle image
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From Chimpanzees To Whale Sharks, 34 Species To Receive Increased Global Protection

clock-iconOctober 30, 2017

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Why Did This Whale Shark Have A Rope Tied To Its Tail Fin?article image

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Why Did This Whale Shark Have A Rope Tied To Its Tail Fin?article image
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Why Did This Whale Shark Have A Rope Tied To Its Tail Fin?

clock-iconApril 26, 2017