A terrifying moment for a female diver off the coast of Cebu, Philippines. A young whale shark rammed her from behind. The sea giant is harmless to humans, but it still caused quite a fright.

The African Elephant is the world’s heaviest land animal weighing around 6-7 tons. Hippopotamus are the semi aquatic animal ...

Unusual for non-mammals, whale sharks give birth to their young live instead of laying eggs that hatch outside the body. They ...

Whale sharks, despite being the largest fish in the ocean, still have pretty secretive sex lives. What we do know about the reproductive behaviors of whale sharks is largely based on observations ...

A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been filmed hunting and killing a great white shark in an "astonishing" attack. Scientists said it was "unprecedented" and showed the exceptional predatory ...

Read on to find out about the biggest sharks in the world. The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is the largest fish in the world. It is found in tropical and temperate oceans, in both deep water and ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest fish on the planet, with some clocking in at 60 feet long. Now, for the first time, we might have some clues to how these endangered gentle giants mate.

Large numbers of endangered whale sharks have been sighted in waters off Madagascar. The first major scientific survey in the area shows there are far more of the huge fish than previously thought.

The whale shark is the largest fish in the ocean reaching lengths of up to 18 meters, yet they feed on some of the tiniest creatures. They can travel immense distances around the globe in order to ...