Previously, fishers in the area had reported this behavior of the sexually mature males swimming towards females at different aggregation sites. Whale sharks typically gather around Ningaloo Reef ...
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. They are ...
On a sunny May afternoon in 2024, a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) unwittingly allowed researchers a glimpse into the little-known romantic life of this species. Although these sharks are technically ...
A humpback whale has been found travelling a record-breaking distance spanning three oceans to mate, raising an alarm about global challenges affecting the migratory behaviour of the species. Whales ...
Humpback whales may be communicating with humans in a playful way, according to researchers who have been studying the marine mammals' behavior. Researchers from the SETI Institute, a Silicon ...