These divers had a friendly visitor that didn't realize how big they were. A curious baby whale shark spotted a group of divers and had to get a closer look. It seems to really enjoy playing in their bubbles as it swims from diver to diver. Having a whale shark swim up to you can be pretty ...

Why work harder when you can work smarter? This whale shark figured it'd just eat straight from the largest food source it could find instead of spending time swimming around and hunting for fish. Fishers have actually noticed that whale sharks have been congregating near their fishing platforms ...

Divers Keith Brock and his wife received the shock of their life when a whale shark swam past them while they were scuba diving off the coast of West Balm Beach, Florida, this past Sunday. They were in an area known as "The Trench" when they spotted it with an army of groupies around it. It's a ...

When a Russian tourist in Indonesia spotted a group of fishermen after they captured a baby whale shark and knows he has to do something to save the animal. The scuba diver, who is said to be from Moscow, approaches the fishermen and with the help of an interpreter, pays them $75 so they will ...

One moment this whale shark is swimming freely near an offshore oilfield off the coast of Behai, being admired by onlookers, the next moment it is being strung up for sale at the Chinese harbor, according to the Daily Mail. As with the killing of any rare creature, it didn't take long for people ...

Bills channel does some investigating on a viral video that's cause a huge debate: As a lot of you already know, whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea and I always thought they were gentle giants- until I saw this! The video was sent in by Amanda Yee and Karen Fraley and Spokas Spokencijus. ...

On a recent expedition to Indonesia's Cendrawasih Bay, Conservation International's Mark Erdmann learned how whale sharks often congregate around bagan (lift net) fishing platforms to eat the small silverside baitfish that the fishers are targeting. The sharks have also learned how to "suck" the ...

It's insane how something that seems so insignificant can be a detriment to a creature that's bigger than an R.V. Stumbling across a whale shark with a commercial fishing rope wrapped around and slowly slicing into its body, a diver moves in to help the suffering creature. The gentle giant seems to ...