A new study proposes that the massive ancient shark was built more slenderly than a great white. But not all paleontologists ...

Marine wildlife advocates condemned the recent killing of a blue shark (Prionace glauca), and its pups, and called on the ...

In the middle of the waters, more than 35km off the coast of Sanary-sur-Mer, in the Var in France, the carcass of the whale ...

New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

While the whale shark is certainly a big animal, it’s considerably smaller than the blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, which is the biggest animal in the world. The largest blue whale ever recorded ...

If there’s anywhere Team Lemon (formerly Team Mako) and Team Great White may find common ground, it’s megalodon speed. Rather ...

Since the whale shark is a filter feeder, the divers were not at risk of being eaten A giant whale shark looked ready to snack on a pair of amazed divers off the coast of Tubbataha, Philippines.

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. Blue whales are largest of all baleen whales and are found worldwide. They have a long slender body with a proportionally ...

It also likely weighed an estimated 94 tons, comparable to a large blue whale, but with a body designed for energy-efficient cruising rather than continuous high-speed pursuit. “This study provides ...