JAMESTOWN, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha — Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to ...

It turns out that the answer involves a custom-built tank, a cargo plane, and some very polite shark passengers. User @bybrenosantos_ joked that maybe the aquarium was constructed around the whale ...

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the classic blockbuster "Jaws," and the film is being re-released in select theaters this weekend. While the film ignited a fear of sharks in many audience ...

After the death of Trixie, Georgia Aquarium’s largest whale shark, the question resurfaces—should sharks, especially giants like these, be kept in captivity? We explore both sides of this emotional ...

Georgia Aquarium whale shark Taroko has died after being euthanized Taroko was seen by more than 43 million visitors over nearly 20 years He was rescued from a seafood market in Taiwan before coming ...

Taroko the whale shark was euthanized after his health declined at the Georgia Aquarium, officials announced. Screengrab from the Georgia Aquarium’s Facebook post After he was rescued from a seafood ...