In rare video footage, a male whale shark has been spotted biting at his female partner during courtship. Before now, we knew very little about the secret sex lives of the world's largest fish ...

Researchers have captured rare video of whale shark courtship behavior, revealing intimate details of the largest fish in the sea.

With its cartilaginous body and cold blood, the whale shark is decidedly not a whale. But this shark is about as long as a ...

Scientists said the presence of killer whale DNA on the great white shark was the result of a "true predation event".

Whale sharks use underwater features and oil platforms as migratory stepping stones, affecting conservation efforts.

Whale sharks are the gentle giants of the oceans that roam over long distances in search of food and a new study details how ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest fish on the planet, with some clocking in at 60 feet long. Now, for the first time, we might have some clues to how these endangered gentle giants mate.

“Having said that, whale sharks are at risk across large areas of their distribution from ship strike and fishing bycatch and ...

Researchers have witnessed behavior in the wild which could reveal critical clues about how the endangered whale shark reproduces.

Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as artificial features like ...

The Wildlife Trust of India’s “Pan India Whale Shark Project” has rescued and released 1,001 whale sharks that were accidentally entangled in fishing nets, which the agency says is a ...