How can a creature of such enormous size and long-distance migratory behavior cope with a spine twisted in multiple directions? (Whale shark with the spinal deformity not pictured.) Photo by Jenna ...

By Victoria Schneider Sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean are facing an extinction crisis. Almost half of the ...

Whale sharks, already listed as endangered, face an array of human-induced threats such as fishing bycatch, vessel strikes, and habitat degradation among them. Pollution adds another, more insidious ...

For much of the north Andhra Pradesh and Visakhapatnam coast, whale sharks have been known more for their tragic strandings ...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons Whale sharks, the largest fish in the ocean, can reach lengths of 60 feet. Their wide mouths filter plankton and small fish, enabling them to thrive in tropical waters.

On a March morning in the suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala state’s capital in southern India, a group of fishers were ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The Ningaloo Coast is where outback, reef and ranges meet. Here, on the northwestern fringes of Australia, 745 miles above Perth on a ...

The sighting of whale shark off Visakhapatnam is renewing focus on conservation and the fragile marine ecology of the Andhra coast ...

A whale shark was filmed vacuuming up sand from the ocean floor, leaving viewers completely confused. This strange behavior is usually linked to feeding, as the shark may be sucking up tiny organisms ...

Visakhapatnam: In a rare marine encounter, Dive Adda scuba divers on Jan 18 (Sunday) discovered a whale shark near Chinna Rushikonda, which became one.