Christopher St. Lawrence/Gotham Whale “Not only were there scars on the dorsal fin, but around the dorsal fin it also had entanglement scars, so there was evidence that it had at one point been ...

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 ...

A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills that help them hunt whale sharks — the world’s largest fish, scientists say. A study published Friday in the journal ...

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

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

For years, whale watchers have been calling Caterpillar a potential mother. But she’s been hit by at least one vessel, which gave her a long scar on one side that biologists worried would make ...

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

She's since seen others with worse scars, but that initial encounter was a powerful one, and she was hooked. "They're not the most showy or prettiest whale.… But they are majestic in their own way.

the juvenile whale was also the easiest to spot because of its distinctive scarring along its dorsal fin — a harbinger of the mammal’s tragic death. “Not only were there scars on the dorsal ...