Each whale shark’s pale spots and stripes are unique ... This allows all the tiny plankton and krill, as well as small jellyfish, squid, and fish to flow through their tiny throats to be ...

The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is the largest fish in the world ... crab larvae, coral spawn and krill. Whale sharks are known for being gentle giants and humans are not on the menu. In fact, their ...

This massive whale shark was spotted near the coastal regions ... of marine food webs by consuming large quantities of plankton, krill, and small fish. Their feeding behavior helps regulate ...

Sharks may be fierce predators, but they're also among the most misunderstood animals, often portrayed as mindless killers.

Earth's oceans may seem like an expanse of the same water to us, but try telling that to a sea turtle or a whale shark.

"Eventually, the shark managed to grab the turtle ... which encourages massive krill and phytoplankton blooms that the whale sharks like to eat," she told Yahoo. "They then go in their own ...

At the same time, populations of baleen whales, a major consumer of krill, are in recovery. Fin whales – the second largest baleen whale after the blue whale, had been hunted to near extinction.