This area is popular for juvenile whale sharks. June through September is the best time to see them off of Isla Holbox, Isla Mujeres and Cozumel near Cancun. Central Western Australia’s Ningaloo ...

Researchers, like one at Kitu Kiblu, identify whale sharks by their unique spot pattern immediately behind the gill slits. They have positively identified more than 97% of the animals within the ...

Although there are several places to swim with whale sharks in the area, the best place to go is off the coast of Isla Mujeres near Cancun. For many families, this is a once-in-a-lifetime ...

Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and devouring their livers. By Jason Bittel Off Baja California in Mexico ...

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DEVISED A NEW STRATEGY TO KILL THE WORLD’S LARGEST FISH. FOR THE FIRST TIME, MARINE SCIENTISTS ARE SEEING HOW ORCAS HUNT WHALE SHARKS. AUTHORS OF A NEW STUDY ANALYZED FOUR SEPARATE HUNTING ...

In the Gulf of California, a pod might have picked up new skills that help them hunt whale sharks—the world's largest fish, growing up to 18 meters long. Whale sharks feed at aggregation sites ...

Now, researchers have found compelling evidence to confirm that a specific pod in the Gulf of California has developed an astonishing new skill: hunting enormous whale sharks. That's literally big ...

A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills that help them hunt whale sharks — the world’s largest fish, scientists say. A study published Friday in the journal ...

In May, researchers captured orcas hunting whale sharks in unprecedented detail. Here, see the aftermath: An orca swims with shark carrion in its mouth. For the first time, scientists have ...

One pod in the Gulf of California, may have picked up a new skill to go after a pretty big prize–whale sharks. Reaching almost 60 feet long, whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet and ...

Orcas, better known as killer whales, have been spotted hunting whale sharks, the world's largest shark species, that can grow up to 40 feet -- which has surprised the scientists. The orca pod ...