The second largest shark species in the world is being spotted close to the Bay State coast, according to shark researchers.

Basking sharks are truly enormous – second only to whale sharks in size – and yet many people have never even heard of them. In this episode, we take a closer look at these gentle filter feeders, ...

They are up to 40 feet in size and mainly settle offshore, usually close to the surface. The basking shark filters food by eating zooplankton. The basking shark is a sluggish swimmer and reaches ...

And even on British shores, swimmers and surfers in Cornwall have been victims of shark bites, with basking shark sightings becoming increasingly common. Fatal attacks in UK waters luckily remain ...

A fisherman has filmed a basking shark off the Croatian coast near Rijeka. The footage shows the animal, which is up to twelve meters long, in close proximity to a boat. Top Democrat shoots down ...

Passengers got a particularly clear view of a basking shark off Ventura. Boats recently reported spotting a large group of humpback whales feeding in the Santa Barbara Channel off the Ventura coast.

Despite their huge size and intimidating wide mouth, basking sharks are not aggressive towards humans and mostly feed off plankton. The incident comes after another terrifying shark catch in North ...

In this post we will be comparing two powerful predators of our oceans: the Great White Shark Vs. Tiger Shark ... However, the structure and size of the teeth vary between the two predator species.