Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean.

The whale is modeled from a partial skeleton, which includes 13 vertebrae, four ribs and one hip bone. Each vertebra weighs more than 220 pounds, and its ribs measure nearly 5 feet long.

Despite not having bones, sharks can grow pretty large. There’s the aforementioned whale shark, roughly the size of a bowling ...

Fossils from Peru suggest a giant whale that lived roughly 39 million years ago may have been at least as ... The colossal whale's skeleton was unusually dense — reaching between 5 to 8 ...

The blue whale may no longer be the largest animal ever. The 37-million-year-old fossil bones were so large, experts thought they were boulders.

Despite being the largest animals on the planet, blue whales are still no match for giant tankers and accidental ship strikes. ... The blue whale skeleton has been on display since 2000.

CORVALLIS, Ore. — A rare 70-foot-long blue whale skeleton is headed to Canada to be cleaned before it is displayed on the Oregon coast. Back in 2015, the carcass of a blue whale washed ashore in ...

Several dozen ravens surround on the carcass of a fin whale on the Anchorage mudflats on March 31, 2025, days after an effort to recover the skeleton began. (Marc Lester / ADN) ...

KUCHING: A 13m-long whale skeleton is set to go on display following its acquisition by the Sarawak Museum Department.