Tiger sharks have excellent sense of smell and sight. Image via Kris Mikael Krister, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons A ...

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Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded whale rights and even legal personhood. A pod of sperm whales swims ...

Whale sharks, the largest fish in the ocean, have eluded scientists regarding their mating habits. Recent clues from St Helena, where adult males and females gather, suggest possible mating behaviors.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Nobody knows where whale sharks are mating. But ...

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena — (AP) — 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.