In rare video footage, a male whale shark has been spotted biting at his female partner during courtship. Before now, we knew ...

The ocean giants are the largest fish in the world, but their everyday lives and behaviors in the wild are elusive and ...

Whale sharks typically gather around Ningaloo Reef every year from March through July to feast on the plankton and krill that ...

The ocean is home to some of the most awe-inspiring creatures on Earth, many of which dwarf anything found on land. From ...

Courtship and procreative behavior in many species of elasmobranchs—cartilaginous fish including rays, sawfish, sharks, and skates—may include following and biting. However, there has been little ...

New Bedford's installing a statue of Herman Melville based on his epic "Moby-Dick," the story of a whaling captain and his ...

Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial ...