The whale shark isn’t just the largest fish in the world, it’s the largest animal that’s not a cetacean. The average length ...

Animals vary greatly in size, with species like the Blue Whale and Ostrich standing out as some of the largest creatures on ...

A new study proposes that the massive ancient shark was built more slenderly than a great white. But not all paleontologists ...

My immediate response was “no way” until I learned the name “whale shark” is quite misleading. Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish and are not known to nibble on humans.

As one of the largest predators to have ever lived, megalodon captures people's imagination - and for good reason. But was this apex predator simply a beefed-up great white shark, and is it still ...

HEARTSTOPPING footage shows the moment two giant whales move in to protect a diver from a bloodthirsty shark. Benoît Girodeau ...

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) in ...

New research suggests that the prehistoric megalodon, the biggest shark known to have existed, was even larger than we ...

“These gentle giants are typically found in cooler waters, and are rarely spotted in waters off California, raising curiosity ...