Most weigh between 15 and 20 tons. They’re about twice as large as great white sharks—if you think of a city bus, that’s about the size of a whale shark. Worried about sharks? You’ll want ...

According to their results recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, the culprit is clear: a killer whale ...

Recent findings used wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale ...

Emory graduate Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant explores conservation efforts for the species in the Feb. 15 episode of “Mutual of Omaha’s ...

Human-made structures act as artificial reefs, luring plankton and, in turn, Earth’s largest fish. That could put whale sharks at risk of ship strikes.

A whale shark has left tropical waters to make a rare appearance off a town on the NSW South Coast a few hours’ drive from the Victorian border.