New research reveals the unusual shape, size and pattern of the dermal denticles that cover basking sharks—thought to be ...

Moving at a speed of around two miles per hour, basking sharks can filter around 2,000 tons of seawater an hour. Unlike the two other filter-feeding sharks— whale sharks, the biggest fish on Earth, ...

Dozens of basking sharks have been spotted around Donegal Bay in recent days.Donegal Bay Conservation Trust is highlighting the ‘extraordinary concentration’ ...

They’re gonna need a bigger boat. A wildlife biologist recently went diving for massive sharks off the South Shore, and his ...

It’s what sharks dream of: A massive easy meal. Lucky sharks were recently spotted chowing down on a basking shark’s liver off the North Shore, according to a local whale watch. The 7 Seas Whale Watch ...

Basking sharks can filter about 2,000 tons of seawater an hour. Note: Before we get started, let's define what pelagic actually means. "Right now, the word pelagic can be a little obscure", he ...