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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest fish on the planet ...

They're notoriously secretive, so much so that, to this day, scientists aren’t entirely sure how or when they mate and reproduce. They tend to be solitary, but if you were lucky enough to chance upon ...

Ningaloo Reef is one of the best preserved reefs left out there. Tourism Western Australia Every grade schooler knows that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest. The stuff of ...

On a calm morning in May, Brianna Beaulieu, a doctoral student in marine biology at the University of Western Australia, and several researchers from around the world boarded two research vessels ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snorkler out to spot a whale shark - a sighting that can be planned relatively easily, say guides. ---/Exmouth Dive and ...

Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, are the largest fish in the world. They can trace their ancestry to the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, 245–65 million years ago, and are members of the ...

With masks on and heads submerged, a huge, spotted charabanc soon looms from the blue-green gloom. At first there's just a mailbox mouth in a broad head drifting ever closer until a 6m mass fills our ...

A pandemic-delayed journey to Australia’s Ningaloo Reef helped a family regain its belief in the serendipity of the open road. Flat, empty roads dominate Western Australia, a state almost four times ...

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 ...