Simon Pierce, who has studied whale sharks globally, said he has photographed suspected mating scars on female sharks in St.

Cameron Perry, a research scientist at the Georgia Aquarium, has been working with colleagues to attach camera tags to ...

while larger great white sharks also eat seals and sea lions and are known to feed on whale carcasses. While great white sharks are often characterized as apex predators, meaning they top the food ...

Whale sharks typically measure from 12 to 18 meters (39 to 59 feet), weigh up to 14 tons and are plankton eaters; all sharks have a unique pattern of white spots on their upper side. Advertising ...

including whale carcasses. When most people think about great white sharks, many envision these massive creatures leaping out of the water in pursuit of a seal. However, breaching is only part of ...

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena — Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to have ever lived.