{"id":136,"date":"2019-10-15T07:54:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T07:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pavclients.com\/moalboal\/?post_type=product&#038;p=136"},"modified":"2020-08-11T13:38:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T13:38:17","slug":"whale-shark","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/reefspecies.com\/moalboal\/species\/whale-shark\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale shark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rdp-we-main\" data-resource=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whale_shark\">\n<div id=\"rdp-we-mw-aria-live-region\" class=\"mw-aria-live-region\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vector-header-container\">\n\t<header class=\"vector-header mw-header no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vector-header-start\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"vector-main-menu-landmark\" aria-label=\"Site\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-main-menu-dropdown\" class=\"vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right\"  title=\"Main menu\" 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class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Reports_of_large_whale_sharks\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">2.2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Reports of large whale sharks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Reports_of_large_whale_sharks-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Distribution_and_habitat\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Distribution_and_habitat\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Distribution and habitat<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Distribution_and_habitat-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Growth_and_reproduction\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Growth_and_reproduction\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Growth and reproduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Growth_and_reproduction-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Diet\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Diet\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Diet<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Diet-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Relationship_with_humans\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Relationship_with_humans\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Relationship with humans<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<button aria-controls=\"toc-Relationship_with_humans-sublist\" class=\"cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Toggle Relationship with humans subsection<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Relationship_with_humans-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Behavior_toward_divers\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Behavior_toward_divers\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">6.1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Behavior toward divers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Behavior_toward_divers-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Conservation_status\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Conservation_status\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">6.2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Conservation status<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Conservation_status-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-In_captivity\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#In_captivity\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">6.3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>In captivity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-In_captivity-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Human_culture\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Human_culture\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">6.4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Human culture<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Human_culture-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Whale_shark_experts\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Whale_shark_experts\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whale shark experts<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Whale_shark_experts-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-See_also\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#See_also\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>See also<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-See_also-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Notes\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Notes\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Notes<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Notes-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-References\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#References\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>References<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-References-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Further_reading\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Further_reading\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Further reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Further_reading-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-External_links\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#External_links\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>External links<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-External_links-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mw-content-container\">\n\t\t\t<main id=\"rdp-we-content\" class=\"mw-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Contents\" class=\"vector-toc-landmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc\" class=\"vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left\"  title=\"Table of Contents\" >\n\t<input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox\" role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-event-name=\"ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc\" class=\"vector-dropdown-checkbox\"  aria-label=\"Toggle the table of contents\"  >\n\t<label id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc-label\" for=\"vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox\" class=\"vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><span class=\"vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet\"><\/span>\n\n<span class=\"vector-dropdown-label-text\">Toggle the table of contents<\/span>\n\t<\/label>\n\t<div class=\"vector-dropdown-content\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container\" class=\"vector-unpinned-container\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang\"  >\n\t<input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn-checkbox\" role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-event-name=\"ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector\" aria-label=\"Go to an article in another language. Available in 91 languages\"   >\n\t<label id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn-label\" for=\"p-lang-btn-checkbox\" class=\"vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-91\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><span class=\"vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive\"><\/span>\n\n<span class=\"vector-dropdown-label-text\">91 languages<\/span>\n\t<\/label>\n\t<div class=\"vector-dropdown-content\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vector-menu-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"vector-menu-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ace mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ace.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Y%C3%A8e_bintang\" title=\"Y\u00e8e bintang \u2013 Acehnese\" lang=\"ace\" hreflang=\"ace\" data-title=\"Y\u00e8e bintang\" data-language-autonym=\"Ac\u00e8h\" data-language-local-name=\"Acehnese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Ac\u00e8h<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/af.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walvishaai\" title=\"Walvishaai \u2013 Afrikaans\" lang=\"af\" hreflang=\"af\" data-title=\"Walvishaai\" data-language-autonym=\"Afrikaans\" data-language-local-name=\"Afrikaans\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Afrikaans<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/an.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhincodon_Typus\" title=\"Rhincodon Typus \u2013 Aragonese\" lang=\"an\" hreflang=\"an\" data-title=\"Rhincodon Typus\" data-language-autonym=\"Aragon\u00e9s\" data-language-local-name=\"Aragonese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Aragon\u00e9s<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A\" title=\"\u0642\u0631\u0634 \u062d\u0648\u062a\u064a \u2013 Arabic\" lang=\"ar\" hreflang=\"ar\" data-title=\"\u0642\u0631\u0634 \u062d\u0648\u062a\u064a\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\" data-language-local-name=\"Arabic\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arz.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%89\" title=\"\u0642\u0631\u0634 \u062d\u0648\u062a\u0649 \u2013 Egyptian Arabic\" lang=\"arz\" hreflang=\"arz\" data-title=\"\u0642\u0631\u0634 \u062d\u0648\u062a\u0649\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0645\u0635\u0631\u0649\" data-language-local-name=\"Egyptian Arabic\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0645\u0635\u0631\u0649<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ast.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhincodon_typus\" title=\"Rhincodon typus \u2013 Asturian\" lang=\"ast\" hreflang=\"ast\" data-title=\"Rhincodon typus\" data-language-autonym=\"Asturianu\" data-language-local-name=\"Asturian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Asturianu<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/az.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balina_k%C3%B6p%C9%99kbal%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1\" title=\"Balina k\u00f6p\u0259kbal\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u2013 Azerbaijani\" lang=\"az\" hreflang=\"az\" data-title=\"Balina k\u00f6p\u0259kbal\u0131\u011f\u0131\" data-language-autonym=\"Az\u0259rbaycanca\" data-language-local-name=\"Azerbaijani\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Az\u0259rbaycanca<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ban.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kakia_paus\" title=\"Kakia paus \u2013 Balinese\" lang=\"ban\" hreflang=\"ban\" data-title=\"Kakia paus\" data-language-autonym=\"Basa Bali\" data-language-local-name=\"Balinese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Basa Bali<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bcl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Butanding\" title=\"Butanding \u2013 Central Bikol\" lang=\"bcl\" hreflang=\"bcl\" data-title=\"Butanding\" data-language-autonym=\"Bikol Central\" data-language-local-name=\"Central Bikol\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Bikol Central<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/be-tarask.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9A%D1%96%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0\" title=\"\u041a\u0456\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u2013 Belarusian (Tara\u0161kievica orthography)\" lang=\"be-tarask\" hreflang=\"be-tarask\" data-title=\"\u041a\u0456\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f (\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0435\u0432\u0456\u0446\u0430)\" data-language-local-name=\"Belarusian (Tara\u0161kievica orthography)\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f (\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0435\u0432\u0456\u0446\u0430)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/be.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9A%D1%96%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0\" title=\"\u041a\u0456\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u2013 Belarusian\" lang=\"be\" hreflang=\"be\" data-title=\"\u041a\u0456\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f\" data-language-local-name=\"Belarusian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bg.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0\" title=\"\u041a\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u2013 Bulgarian\" lang=\"bg\" hreflang=\"bg\" data-title=\"\u041a\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\" data-language-local-name=\"Bulgarian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bn.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0\" title=\"\u09a4\u09bf\u09ae\u09bf \u09b9\u09be\u0999\u09cd\u0997\u09b0 \u2013 Bangla\" lang=\"bn\" hreflang=\"bn\" data-title=\"\u09a4\u09bf\u09ae\u09bf \u09b9\u09be\u0999\u09cd\u0997\u09b0\" data-language-autonym=\"\u09ac\u09be\u0982\u09b2\u09be\" data-language-local-name=\"Bangla\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u09ac\u09be\u0982\u09b2\u09be<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bo.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%BD%85%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A7%E0%BE%B2%E0%BC%8D\" title=\"\u0f45\u0f72\u0f44\u0f0b\u0f67\u0fb2\u0f0d \u2013 Tibetan\" lang=\"bo\" hreflang=\"bo\" data-title=\"\u0f45\u0f72\u0f44\u0f0b\u0f67\u0fb2\u0f0d\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0f56\u0f7c\u0f51\u0f0b\u0f61\u0f72\u0f42\" data-language-local-name=\"Tibetan\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0f56\u0f7c\u0f51\u0f0b\u0f61\u0f72\u0f42<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/br.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rinkin-balum\" title=\"Rinkin-balum \u2013 Breton\" lang=\"br\" hreflang=\"br\" data-title=\"Rinkin-balum\" data-language-autonym=\"Brezhoneg\" data-language-local-name=\"Breton\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Brezhoneg<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taur%C3%B3_balena\" title=\"Taur\u00f3 balena \u2013 Catalan\" lang=\"ca\" hreflang=\"ca\" data-title=\"Taur\u00f3 balena\" data-language-autonym=\"Catal\u00e0\" data-language-local-name=\"Catalan\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Catal\u00e0<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ceb.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhincodon_typus\" title=\"Rhincodon typus \u2013 Cebuano\" lang=\"ceb\" hreflang=\"ceb\" data-title=\"Rhincodon typus\" data-language-autonym=\"Cebuano\" data-language-local-name=\"Cebuano\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Cebuano<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%BDralok_obrovsk%C3%BD\" title=\"\u017dralok obrovsk\u00fd \u2013 Czech\" lang=\"cs\" hreflang=\"cs\" data-title=\"\u017dralok obrovsk\u00fd\" data-language-autonym=\"\u010ce\u0161tina\" data-language-local-name=\"Czech\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u010ce\u0161tina<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cy.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morgi_morfilaidd\" title=\"Morgi morfilaidd \u2013 Welsh\" lang=\"cy\" hreflang=\"cy\" data-title=\"Morgi morfilaidd\" data-language-autonym=\"Cymraeg\" data-language-local-name=\"Welsh\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Cymraeg<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/da.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hvalhaj\" title=\"Hvalhaj \u2013 Danish\" lang=\"da\" hreflang=\"da\" data-title=\"Hvalhaj\" data-language-autonym=\"Dansk\" data-language-local-name=\"Danish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Dansk<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walhai\" title=\"Walhai \u2013 German\" lang=\"de\" hreflang=\"de\" data-title=\"Walhai\" data-language-autonym=\"Deutsch\" data-language-local-name=\"German\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Deutsch<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%DE%8A%DE%AC%DE%80%DE%AA%DE%83%DE%A8%DE%80%DE%A8\" title=\"\u078a\u07ac\u0780\u07aa\u0783\u07a8\u0780\u07a8 \u2013 Divehi\" lang=\"dv\" hreflang=\"dv\" data-title=\"\u078a\u07ac\u0780\u07aa\u0783\u07a8\u0780\u07a8\" data-language-autonym=\"\u078b\u07a8\u0788\u07ac\u0780\u07a8\u0784\u07a6\u0790\u07b0\" data-language-local-name=\"Divehi\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u078b\u07a8\u0788\u07ac\u0780\u07a8\u0784\u07a6\u0790\u07b0<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/el.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%CE%A6%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82\" title=\"\u03a6\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u2013 Greek\" lang=\"el\" hreflang=\"el\" data-title=\"\u03a6\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac\" data-language-local-name=\"Greek\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eo.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balen%C5%9Darko\" title=\"Balen\u015darko \u2013 Esperanto\" lang=\"eo\" hreflang=\"eo\" data-title=\"Balen\u015darko\" data-language-autonym=\"Esperanto\" data-language-local-name=\"Esperanto\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Esperanto<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item\" title=\"good article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhincodon_typus\" title=\"Rhincodon typus \u2013 Spanish\" lang=\"es\" hreflang=\"es\" data-title=\"Rhincodon typus\" data-language-autonym=\"Espa\u00f1ol\" data-language-local-name=\"Spanish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/et.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vaalhai\" title=\"Vaalhai \u2013 Estonian\" lang=\"et\" hreflang=\"et\" data-title=\"Vaalhai\" data-language-autonym=\"Eesti\" data-language-local-name=\"Estonian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Eesti<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eu.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marrazo_balea\" title=\"Marrazo balea \u2013 Basque\" lang=\"eu\" hreflang=\"eu\" data-title=\"Marrazo balea\" data-language-autonym=\"Euskara\" data-language-local-name=\"Basque\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Euskara<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fa.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%86%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF\" title=\"\u06a9\u0648\u0633\u0647\u200c\u0646\u0647\u0646\u06af \u2013 Persian\" lang=\"fa\" hreflang=\"fa\" data-title=\"\u06a9\u0648\u0633\u0647\u200c\u0646\u0647\u0646\u06af\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc\" data-language-local-name=\"Persian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item\" title=\"recommended article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valashai\" title=\"Valashai \u2013 Finnish\" lang=\"fi\" hreflang=\"fi\" data-title=\"Valashai\" data-language-autonym=\"Suomi\" data-language-local-name=\"Finnish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Suomi<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item\" title=\"good article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Requin-baleine\" title=\"Requin-baleine \u2013 French\" lang=\"fr\" hreflang=\"fr\" data-title=\"Requin-baleine\" data-language-autonym=\"Fran\u00e7ais\" data-language-local-name=\"French\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Fran\u00e7ais<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waalhei\" title=\"Waalhei \u2013 Northern Frisian\" lang=\"frr\" hreflang=\"frr\" data-title=\"Waalhei\" data-language-autonym=\"Nordfriisk\" data-language-local-name=\"Northern Frisian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Nordfriisk<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ga.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C3%ADolsiorc\" title=\"M\u00edolsiorc \u2013 Irish\" lang=\"ga\" hreflang=\"ga\" data-title=\"M\u00edolsiorc\" data-language-autonym=\"Gaeilge\" data-language-local-name=\"Irish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Gaeilge<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tibur%C3%B3n_balea\" title=\"Tibur\u00f3n balea \u2013 Galician\" lang=\"gl\" hreflang=\"gl\" data-title=\"Tibur\u00f3n balea\" data-language-autonym=\"Galego\" data-language-local-name=\"Galician\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Galego<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-gor mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gor.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munggiyango_hulalo\" title=\"Munggiyango hulalo \u2013 Gorontalo\" lang=\"gor\" hreflang=\"gor\" data-title=\"Munggiyango hulalo\" data-language-autonym=\"Bahasa Hulontalo\" data-language-local-name=\"Gorontalo\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Bahasa Hulontalo<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/he.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D7%9B%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A9_%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%A0%D7%99\" title=\"\u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05e9 \u05dc\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 \u2013 Hebrew\" lang=\"he\" hreflang=\"he\" data-title=\"\u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05e9 \u05dc\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9\" data-language-autonym=\"\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\" data-language-local-name=\"Hebrew\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kitopsina\" title=\"Kitopsina \u2013 Croatian\" lang=\"hr\" hreflang=\"hr\" data-title=\"Kitopsina\" data-language-autonym=\"Hrvatski\" data-language-local-name=\"Croatian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Hrvatski<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-hu badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item\" title=\"featured article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hu.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cetc%C3%A1pa\" title=\"Cetc\u00e1pa \u2013 Hungarian\" lang=\"hu\" hreflang=\"hu\" data-title=\"Cetc\u00e1pa\" data-language-autonym=\"Magyar\" data-language-local-name=\"Hungarian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Magyar<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hy.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D4%BF%D5%A5%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B1%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AF\" title=\"\u053f\u0565\u057f\u0561\u0577\u0576\u0561\u0571\u0578\u0582\u056f \u2013 Armenian\" lang=\"hy\" hreflang=\"hy\" data-title=\"\u053f\u0565\u057f\u0561\u0577\u0576\u0561\u0571\u0578\u0582\u056f\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0540\u0561\u0575\u0565\u0580\u0565\u0576\" data-language-local-name=\"Armenian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0540\u0561\u0575\u0565\u0580\u0565\u0576<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/id.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hiu_paus\" title=\"Hiu paus \u2013 Indonesian\" lang=\"id\" hreflang=\"id\" data-title=\"Hiu paus\" data-language-autonym=\"Bahasa Indonesia\" data-language-local-name=\"Indonesian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Bahasa Indonesia<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/is.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hvalh%C3%A1fur\" title=\"Hvalh\u00e1fur \u2013 Icelandic\" lang=\"is\" hreflang=\"is\" data-title=\"Hvalh\u00e1fur\" data-language-autonym=\"\u00cdslenska\" data-language-local-name=\"Icelandic\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u00cdslenska<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhincodon_typus\" title=\"Rhincodon typus \u2013 Italian\" lang=\"it\" hreflang=\"it\" data-title=\"Rhincodon typus\" data-language-autonym=\"Italiano\" data-language-local-name=\"Italian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Italiano<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%99%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B6%E3%83%A1\" title=\"\u30b8\u30f3\u30d9\u30a8\u30b6\u30e1 \u2013 Japanese\" lang=\"ja\" hreflang=\"ja\" data-title=\"\u30b8\u30f3\u30d9\u30a8\u30b6\u30e1\" data-language-autonym=\"\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\" data-language-local-name=\"Japanese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hiyu_paus\" title=\"Hiyu paus \u2013 Javanese\" lang=\"jv\" hreflang=\"jv\" data-title=\"Hiyu paus\" data-language-autonym=\"Jawa\" data-language-local-name=\"Javanese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Jawa<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ka.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%A8%E1%83%90%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%96%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%92%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98\" title=\"\u10d5\u10d4\u10e8\u10d0\u10de\u10d8\u10e1\u10d4\u10d1\u10e0\u10d8 \u10d6\u10d5\u10d8\u10d2\u10d4\u10dc\u10d8 \u2013 Georgian\" lang=\"ka\" hreflang=\"ka\" data-title=\"\u10d5\u10d4\u10e8\u10d0\u10de\u10d8\u10e1\u10d4\u10d1\u10e0\u10d8 \u10d6\u10d5\u10d8\u10d2\u10d4\u10dc\u10d8\" data-language-autonym=\"\u10e5\u10d0\u10e0\u10d7\u10e3\u10da\u10d8\" data-language-local-name=\"Georgian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u10e5\u10d0\u10e0\u10d7\u10e3\u10da\u10d8<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kk.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%82_%D1%82%D3%99%D1%80%D1%96%D0%B7%D0%B4%D1%96_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0\" title=\"\u041a\u0438\u0442 \u0442\u04d9\u0440\u0456\u0437\u0434\u0456 \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u2013 Kazakh\" lang=\"kk\" hreflang=\"kk\" data-title=\"\u041a\u0438\u0442 \u0442\u04d9\u0440\u0456\u0437\u0434\u0456 \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430\" data-language-autonym=\"\u049a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u049b\u0448\u0430\" data-language-local-name=\"Kazakh\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u049a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u049b\u0448\u0430<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ko badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item\" title=\"good article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%EA%B3%A0%EB%9E%98%EC%83%81%EC%96%B4\" title=\"\uace0\ub798\uc0c1\uc5b4 \u2013 Korean\" lang=\"ko\" hreflang=\"ko\" data-title=\"\uace0\ub798\uc0c1\uc5b4\" data-language-autonym=\"\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4\" data-language-local-name=\"Korean\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/la.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhincodon\" title=\"Rhincodon \u2013 Latin\" lang=\"la\" hreflang=\"la\" data-title=\"Rhincodon\" data-language-autonym=\"Latina\" data-language-local-name=\"Latin\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Latina<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lb.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walhai\" title=\"Walhai \u2013 Luxembourgish\" lang=\"lb\" hreflang=\"lb\" data-title=\"Walhai\" data-language-autonym=\"L\u00ebtzebuergesch\" data-language-local-name=\"Luxembourgish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>L\u00ebtzebuergesch<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bangininis_ryklys\" title=\"Bangininis ryklys \u2013 Lithuanian\" lang=\"lt\" hreflang=\"lt\" data-title=\"Bangininis ryklys\" data-language-autonym=\"Lietuvi\u0173\" data-language-local-name=\"Lithuanian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Lietuvi\u0173<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Va%C4%BChaizivs\" title=\"Va\u013chaizivs \u2013 Latvian\" lang=\"lv\" hreflang=\"lv\" data-title=\"Va\u013chaizivs\" data-language-autonym=\"Latvie\u0161u\" data-language-local-name=\"Latvian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Latvie\u0161u<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mai.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95\" title=\"\u0939\u094d\u0935\u0947\u0932 \u0936\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0915 \u2013 Maithili\" lang=\"mai\" hreflang=\"mai\" data-title=\"\u0939\u094d\u0935\u0947\u0932 \u0936\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0915\" data-language-autonym=\"\u092e\u0948\u0925\u093f\u0932\u0940\" data-language-local-name=\"Maithili\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u092e\u0948\u0925\u093f\u0932\u0940<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mg.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antsantsa_trozona\" title=\"Antsantsa trozona \u2013 Malagasy\" lang=\"mg\" hreflang=\"mg\" data-title=\"Antsantsa trozona\" data-language-autonym=\"Malagasy\" data-language-local-name=\"Malagasy\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Malagasy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mango_tohor%C4%81\" title=\"Mango tohor\u0101 \u2013 M\u0101ori\" lang=\"mi\" hreflang=\"mi\" data-title=\"Mango tohor\u0101\" data-language-autonym=\"M\u0101ori\" data-language-local-name=\"M\u0101ori\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>M\u0101ori<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mk.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%82-%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0\" title=\"\u041a\u0438\u0442-\u0430\u0458\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u2013 Macedonian\" lang=\"mk\" hreflang=\"mk\" data-title=\"\u041a\u0438\u0442-\u0430\u0458\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430\" data-language-autonym=\"\u041c\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0434\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\" data-language-local-name=\"Macedonian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u041c\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0434\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%97%E0%B4%B2_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D\" title=\"\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d02\u0d17\u0d32 \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d4d \u2013 Malayalam\" lang=\"ml\" hreflang=\"ml\" data-title=\"\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d02\u0d17\u0d32 \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d4d\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0d2e\u0d32\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d02\" data-language-local-name=\"Malayalam\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0d2e\u0d32\u0d2f\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d02<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mn.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81\" title=\"\u0425\u0430\u043b\u0438\u043c\u0430\u043d \u0430\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0433\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0441 \u2013 Mongolian\" lang=\"mn\" hreflang=\"mn\" data-title=\"\u0425\u0430\u043b\u0438\u043c\u0430\u043d \u0430\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0433\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0441\" data-language-autonym=\"\u041c\u043e\u043d\u0433\u043e\u043b\" data-language-local-name=\"Mongolian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u041c\u043e\u043d\u0433\u043e\u043b<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ms.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yu_paus\" title=\"Yu paus \u2013 Malay\" lang=\"ms\" hreflang=\"ms\" data-title=\"Yu paus\" data-language-autonym=\"Bahasa Melayu\" data-language-local-name=\"Malay\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Bahasa Melayu<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nds.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waalhai\" title=\"Waalhai \u2013 Low German\" lang=\"nds\" hreflang=\"nds\" data-title=\"Waalhai\" data-language-autonym=\"Plattd\u00fc\u00fctsch\" data-language-local-name=\"Low German\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Plattd\u00fc\u00fctsch<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walvishaai\" title=\"Walvishaai \u2013 Dutch\" lang=\"nl\" hreflang=\"nl\" data-title=\"Walvishaai\" data-language-autonym=\"Nederlands\" data-language-local-name=\"Dutch\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Nederlands<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/no.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hvalhai\" title=\"Hvalhai \u2013 Norwegian Bokm\u00e5l\" lang=\"nb\" hreflang=\"nb\" data-title=\"Hvalhai\" data-language-autonym=\"Norsk bokm\u00e5l\" data-language-local-name=\"Norwegian Bokm\u00e5l\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Norsk bokm\u00e5l<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%81%C3%B3%C3%B3%CA%BCntsxaa%C3%AD_%C5%82ikizh%C3%ADg%C3%AD%C3%AD\" title=\"\u0141\u00f3\u00f3\u02bcntsxaa\u00ed \u0142ikizh\u00edg\u00ed\u00ed \u2013 Navajo\" lang=\"nv\" hreflang=\"nv\" data-title=\"\u0141\u00f3\u00f3\u02bcntsxaa\u00ed \u0142ikizh\u00edg\u00ed\u00ed\" data-language-autonym=\"Din\u00e9 bizaad\" data-language-local-name=\"Navajo\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Din\u00e9 bizaad<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oc.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%C3%A0mia_balena\" title=\"L\u00e0mia balena \u2013 Occitan\" lang=\"oc\" hreflang=\"oc\" data-title=\"L\u00e0mia balena\" data-language-autonym=\"Occitan\" data-language-local-name=\"Occitan\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Occitan<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/om.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qurxumboocuqaa\" title=\"Qurxumboocuqaa \u2013 Oromo\" lang=\"om\" hreflang=\"om\" data-title=\"Qurxumboocuqaa\" data-language-autonym=\"Oromoo\" data-language-local-name=\"Oromo\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Oromoo<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/os.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%83%D1%8B%D0%B7_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%C3%A6\" title=\"\u0413\u0430\u0439\u0430\u0445\u0443\u044b\u0437 \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u00e6 \u2013 Ossetic\" lang=\"os\" hreflang=\"os\" data-title=\"\u0413\u0430\u0439\u0430\u0445\u0443\u044b\u0437 \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u00e6\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0418\u0440\u043e\u043d\" data-language-local-name=\"Ossetic\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0418\u0440\u043e\u043d<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pa.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%8D%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B2_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%95\" title=\"\u0a35\u0a4d\u0a39\u0a47\u0a32 \u0a38\u0a3c\u0a3e\u0a30\u0a15 \u2013 Punjabi\" lang=\"pa\" hreflang=\"pa\" data-title=\"\u0a35\u0a4d\u0a39\u0a47\u0a32 \u0a38\u0a3c\u0a3e\u0a30\u0a15\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0a2a\u0a70\u0a1c\u0a3e\u0a2c\u0a40\" data-language-local-name=\"Punjabi\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0a2a\u0a70\u0a1c\u0a3e\u0a2c\u0a40<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rekin_wielorybi\" title=\"Rekin wielorybi \u2013 Polish\" lang=\"pl\" hreflang=\"pl\" data-title=\"Rekin wielorybi\" data-language-autonym=\"Polski\" data-language-local-name=\"Polish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Polski<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pnb.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9\" title=\"\u0648\u06cc\u0644 \u0634\u0627\u0631\u06a9 \u2013 Western Punjabi\" lang=\"pnb\" hreflang=\"pnb\" data-title=\"\u0648\u06cc\u0644 \u0634\u0627\u0631\u06a9\" data-language-autonym=\"\u067e\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0628\u06cc\" data-language-local-name=\"Western Punjabi\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u067e\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0628\u06cc<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ps.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%86%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9\" title=\"\u0646\u0647\u0646\u06af\u06cc \u0634\u0627\u0631\u06a9 \u2013 Pashto\" lang=\"ps\" hreflang=\"ps\" data-title=\"\u0646\u0647\u0646\u06af\u06cc \u0634\u0627\u0631\u06a9\" data-language-autonym=\"\u067e\u069a\u062a\u0648\" data-language-local-name=\"Pashto\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u067e\u069a\u062a\u0648<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tubar%C3%A3o-baleia\" title=\"Tubar\u00e3o-baleia \u2013 Portuguese\" lang=\"pt\" hreflang=\"pt\" data-title=\"Tubar\u00e3o-baleia\" data-language-autonym=\"Portugu\u00eas\" data-language-local-name=\"Portuguese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Portugu\u00eas<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ro.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rechin-balen%C4%83\" title=\"Rechin-balen\u0103 \u2013 Romanian\" lang=\"ro\" hreflang=\"ro\" data-title=\"Rechin-balen\u0103\" data-language-autonym=\"Rom\u00e2n\u0103\" data-language-local-name=\"Romanian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Rom\u00e2n\u0103<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ru badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item\" title=\"featured article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0\" title=\"\u041a\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u2013 Russian\" lang=\"ru\" hreflang=\"ru\" data-title=\"\u041a\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439\" data-language-local-name=\"Russian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kitopsina\" title=\"Kitopsina \u2013 Serbo-Croatian\" lang=\"sh\" hreflang=\"sh\" data-title=\"Kitopsina\" data-language-autonym=\"Srpskohrvatski \/ \u0441\u0440\u043f\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0445\u0440\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\" data-language-local-name=\"Serbo-Croatian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Srpskohrvatski \/ \u0441\u0440\u043f\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0445\u0440\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whale_shark\" title=\"Whale shark \u2013 Simple English\" lang=\"en-simple\" hreflang=\"en-simple\" data-title=\"Whale shark\" data-language-autonym=\"Simple English\" data-language-local-name=\"Simple English\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Simple English<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sk.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%BDralok_ve%C4%BEryb%C3%AD\" title=\"\u017dralok ve\u013eryb\u00ed \u2013 Slovak\" lang=\"sk\" hreflang=\"sk\" data-title=\"\u017dralok ve\u013eryb\u00ed\" data-language-autonym=\"Sloven\u010dina\" data-language-local-name=\"Slovak\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Sloven\u010dina<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kitovec\" title=\"Kitovec \u2013 Slovenian\" lang=\"sl\" hreflang=\"sl\" data-title=\"Kitovec\" data-language-autonym=\"Sloven\u0161\u010dina\" data-language-local-name=\"Slovenian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Sloven\u0161\u010dina<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sq.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peshkaqeni_balen%C3%AB\" title=\"Peshkaqeni balen\u00eb \u2013 Albanian\" lang=\"sq\" hreflang=\"sq\" data-title=\"Peshkaqeni balen\u00eb\" data-language-autonym=\"Shqip\" data-language-local-name=\"Albanian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Shqip<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%82_%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0\" title=\"\u041a\u0438\u0442 \u0430\u0458\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u2013 Serbian\" lang=\"sr\" hreflang=\"sr\" data-title=\"\u041a\u0438\u0442 \u0430\u0458\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0421\u0440\u043f\u0441\u043a\u0438 \/ srpski\" data-language-local-name=\"Serbian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0421\u0440\u043f\u0441\u043a\u0438 \/ srpski<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valhaj\" title=\"Valhaj \u2013 Swedish\" lang=\"sv\" hreflang=\"sv\" data-title=\"Valhaj\" data-language-autonym=\"Svenska\" data-language-local-name=\"Swedish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Svenska<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ta.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BE\" title=\"\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbe \u2013 Tamil\" lang=\"ta\" hreflang=\"ta\" data-title=\"\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbe\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\" data-language-local-name=\"Tamil\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%89%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AC\" title=\"\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e09\u0e25\u0e32\u0e21\u0e27\u0e32\u0e2c \u2013 Thai\" lang=\"th\" hreflang=\"th\" data-title=\"\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e09\u0e25\u0e32\u0e21\u0e27\u0e32\u0e2c\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\" data-language-local-name=\"Thai\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isdantuko\" title=\"Isdantuko \u2013 Tagalog\" lang=\"tl\" hreflang=\"tl\" data-title=\"Isdantuko\" data-language-autonym=\"Tagalog\" data-language-local-name=\"Tagalog\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Tagalog<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balina_k%C3%B6pek_bal%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1\" title=\"Balina k\u00f6pek bal\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u2013 Turkish\" lang=\"tr\" hreflang=\"tr\" data-title=\"Balina k\u00f6pek bal\u0131\u011f\u0131\" data-language-autonym=\"T\u00fcrk\u00e7e\" data-language-local-name=\"Turkish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>T\u00fcrk\u00e7e<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%81%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0\" title=\"\u041a\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044b\u043c\u0430\u043d \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u2013 Tatar\" lang=\"tt\" hreflang=\"tt\" data-title=\"\u041a\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044b\u043c\u0430\u043d \u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0422\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0447\u0430 \/ tatar\u00e7a\" data-language-local-name=\"Tatar\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0422\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0447\u0430 \/ tatar\u00e7a<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%90%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0\" title=\"\u0410\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u043a\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u2013 Ukrainian\" lang=\"uk\" hreflang=\"uk\" data-title=\"\u0410\u043a\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u043a\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430\" data-language-local-name=\"Ukrainian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ur.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%88%DB%81%DB%8C%D9%84_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9\" title=\"\u0648\u06c1\u06cc\u0644 \u0634\u0627\u0631\u06a9 \u2013 Urdu\" lang=\"ur\" hreflang=\"ur\" data-title=\"\u0648\u06c1\u06cc\u0644 \u0634\u0627\u0631\u06a9\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0627\u0631\u062f\u0648\" data-language-local-name=\"Urdu\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0627\u0631\u062f\u0648<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item\"><a 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individuals with a human for scale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <b>whale shark<\/b> (<i><b>Rhincodon typus<\/b><\/i>) is a slow-moving, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Filter_feeder\" title=\"Filter feeder\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">filter-feeding<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carpet_shark\" title=\"Carpet shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">carpet shark<\/a> and the largest known <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Extant_taxon\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Extant taxon\" target=\"_new\">extant<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fish\" title=\"Fish\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">fish<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Species\" title=\"Species\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">species<\/a>. An individual with a length of 18.8&#160;m (61.7&#160;ft) has been considered the largest reliably recorded.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;8-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the largest living non-<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cetacean\" title=\"Cetacean\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">cetacean<\/a> animal. It is the only living species of the genus <i><b>Rhincodon<\/b><\/i> and the only extant member of the family <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhincodontidae\" title=\"Rhincodontidae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Rhincodontidae<\/a>, which belongs to the subclass <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elasmobranchii\" title=\"Elasmobranchii\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Elasmobranchii<\/a> in the class <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chondrichthyes\" title=\"Chondrichthyes\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Chondrichthyes<\/a>. Before 1984, it was classified as <i>Rhiniodon<\/i> into Rhinodontidae. An extinct species, <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhincodon_ferriolensis\" title=\"Rhincodon ferriolensis\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Rhincodon ferriolensis<\/a>,<\/i> was described in Europe (probably in Spain), in the Late <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burdigalian\" title=\"Burdigalian\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Burdigalian<\/a> stage.\n<\/p><p>The whale shark is an active filter feeder, primarily consuming plankton, krill, fish eggs, and small schooling fish such as sardines and anchovies. The shark can process over 6,000 liters of water per hour through its specialized sieve-like gill pads. Highly migratory, the whale shark travels thousands of miles across tropical oceans to exploit seasonal food sources, with large, predictable feeding aggregations occurring at coastal sites such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ningaloo_Reef\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Ningaloo Reef\" target=\"_new\">Ningaloo Reef<\/a> in Western Australia, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yucatan_Peninsula\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Yucatan Peninsula\" target=\"_new\">Yucatan Peninsula<\/a> in Mexico, and off the coast of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gujarat\" title=\"Gujarat\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gujarat<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kerala\" title=\"Kerala\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Kerala<\/a> in India. Despite its immense size, the whale shark is docile and poses no significant threat to humans. It is currently listed as an <i>Endangered<\/i> species on the IUCN Red List owing to a population decline of more than 50% over the last 75 years, primarily as a result of targeted fishing, bycatch in other fisheries, and collisions with large ships.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-9\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Whale sharks inhabit the open waters of all tropical oceans. They are rarely found in water below 21&#160;\u00b0C (70&#160;\u00b0F).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;mmmmm2021&#95;2-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_mmmmm2021-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The lifespan of a whale shark is estimated to be between 80 and 130 years, based on studies of their vertebral growth bands and the growth rates of free-swimming sharks.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:4&#95;10-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:4-10\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>10<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fishbase&#95;11-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fishbase-11\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>11<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:5&#95;12-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:5-12\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>12<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The species was distinguished in April 1828 after the harpooning of a 4.6&#160;m (15&#160;ft) specimen in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Table_Bay\" title=\"Table Bay\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Table Bay<\/a>, South Africa. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andrew_Smith_(zoologist)\" title=\"Andrew Smith (zoologist)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Andrew Smith<\/a>, a military doctor associated with British troops stationed in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Town\" title=\"Cape Town\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Cape Town<\/a>, described it the following year.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-13\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The name \"whale shark\" refers to the animal's appearance and large size; it is a fish, not a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mammal\" title=\"Mammal\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">mammal<\/a>, and, like all sharks, is not closely related to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whale\" title=\"Whale\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">whales<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<meta property=\"mw:PageProp\/toc\" \/>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Evolution\">Evolution<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The whale shark is one of the most ancient shark species still extant today, with the earliest fossil teeth known from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chattian\" title=\"Chattian\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Late Oligocene<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Carolina\" title=\"South Carolina\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">South Carolina<\/a>, US. Their teeth become more geographically widespread from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Early_Miocene\" title=\"Early Miocene\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Early Miocene<\/a> onwards, where they are known from other parts of the eastern United States, southern France, and Costa Rica.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-14\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-14\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>14<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Description\">Description<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>Whale sharks possess a broad, flattened head with a large mouth and two small eyes located at the front corners.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:2&#95;15-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:2-15\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>15<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:9&#95;16-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:9-16\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>16<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Unlike many other sharks, whale shark mouths are located at the front of the head rather than on the underside of the head.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-17\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-17\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>17<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Their mouths can be exceptionally wide; a 12.1&#160;m (39.7&#160;ft) individual was reported to have a mouth measuring 1.55&#160;m (5.1&#160;ft) across.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-18\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-18\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>18<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Whale shark mouths can contain over 300 rows of tiny teeth and 20 filter pads which it uses to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Filter_feeder\" title=\"Filter feeder\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">filter feed<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FAO&#95;19-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FAO-19\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>19<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spiracle_(vertebrates)\" title=\"Spiracle (vertebrates)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">spiracles<\/a> are located just behind the eyes. Whale sharks have five large pairs of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gill\" title=\"Gill\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">gills<\/a>. Their skin is dark grey with a white belly marked with an arrangement of pale grey or white spots and stripes that is unique to each individual. The skin can be up to 15&#160;cm (5.9&#160;in) thick and is very hard and rough to the touch. The whale shark has three prominent ridges along its sides, which start above and behind the head and end at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caudal_peduncle\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Caudal peduncle\" target=\"_new\">caudal peduncle<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:9&#95;16-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:9-16\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>16<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The shark has two <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorsal_fin\" title=\"Dorsal fin\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">dorsal fins<\/a> set relatively far back on the body, a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pectoral_fins\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Pectoral fins\" target=\"_new\">pectoral fins<\/a>, a pair of pelvic fins and a single medial <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anal_fin\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Anal fin\" target=\"_new\">anal fin<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caudal_fin\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Caudal fin\" target=\"_new\">caudal fin<\/a> has a larger upper lobe than the lower lobe (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/heterocercal\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wiktionary:heterocercal\" target=\"_new\">heterocercal<\/a>).\n<\/p><p>Whale sharks have been found to possess <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dermal_denticles\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Dermal denticles\" target=\"_new\">dermal denticles<\/a> on the surface of their eyeballs that are structured differently from their body denticles. The dermal denticles, as well as the whale shark's ability to retract its eyes deep into their sockets, serve to protect the eyes from damage.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-20\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-20\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>20<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-21\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-21\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>21<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Evidence suggests that whale sharks can recover from major injuries and may be able to regenerate small sections of their fins. Their spot markings have been shown to reform over a previously wounded area.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-22\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-22\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>22<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The complete and annotated genome of the whale shark was published in 2017.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-23\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-23\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>23<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhodopsin\" title=\"Rhodopsin\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Rhodopsin<\/a>, the light-sensing pigment in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rod_cell\" title=\"Rod cell\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">rod cells<\/a> of the retina, is normally sensitive to green and used to see in dim light, but in the whale shark (and the bottom-dwelling <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloudy_catshark\" title=\"Cloudy catshark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">cloudy catshark<\/a>) two amino acid substitutions make the pigment more sensitive to blue light instead, the light that dominates the deep ocean. One of these mutations makes rhodopsin vulnerable to higher temperatures. In humans, a similar mutation leads to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congenital_stationary_night_blindness\" title=\"Congenital stationary night blindness\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">congenital stationary night blindness<\/a>, as the human body temperature makes the pigment decay.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-24\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-24\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>24<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-25\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-25\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>25<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> This pigment becomes unstable in shallow water, where the temperature is higher and the full spectrum of light is present. To protect from this instability, the whale shark deactivates the pigment when in shallow water (as otherwise the pigment would hinder full color vision). In the colder environment at 2,000 meters below the surface, it is activated again.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-26\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-26\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>26<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The mutations thus allow the shark to see well at both ends of its great vertical range.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-27\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-27\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>27<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-28\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-28\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>28<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The eyes have also lost all <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cone_cell\" title=\"Cone cell\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">cone<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Opsin\" title=\"Opsin\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">opsins<\/a> except LWS.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-29\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-29\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>29<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"><h3 id=\"rdp-we-Size\">Size<\/h3><\/div>\n<p>The whale shark is the largest non-<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cetacean\" title=\"Cetacean\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">cetacean<\/a> animal in the world. The maximum size and growth patterns of the species are not well understood.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;8-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:7&#95;30-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:7-30\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>30<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Limited evidence, mostly from males, suggests that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sexual_maturity\" title=\"Sexual maturity\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">sexual maturity<\/a> occurs around 8 to 9 meters (26 to 30&#160;ft) in length, with the possibility of females sexually maturing at a similar size or larger.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:2&#95;15-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:2-15\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>15<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:6&#95;31-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:6-31\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>31<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:0&#95;32-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:0-32\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>32<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-33\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-33\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>33<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Various studies have aimed to estimate the growth and longevity of whale sharks, either by analyzing evidence from vertebral growth rings or measurements taken from re-sighted sharks over several years. This information is used to model growth curves, which can predict asymptotic length. The growth curves produced from these studies have estimated asymptotic lengths ranging from 15 to 21.9 meters (49 to 72&#160;ft).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:5&#95;12-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:5-12\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>12<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:8&#95;34-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:8-34\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>34<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-ong&#95;35-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-ong-35\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>35<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:7&#95;30-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:7-30\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>30<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:4&#95;10-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:4-10\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>10<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>A 2020 study looked at the growth of whale shark individuals over a 10-year period around the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ningaloo_Reef\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Ningaloo Reef\" target=\"_new\">Ningaloo Reef<\/a> and concluded the species exhibits <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sexual_dimorphism\" title=\"Sexual dimorphism\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">sexual dimorphism<\/a> with regard to size, with females growing larger than males. The study found that males on average reach 8 to 9 meters (26 to 30&#160;ft) in length. The same study had less female data but estimated an average length of around 14.5&#160;m (48&#160;ft). This value dropped to 12.1&#160;m (40&#160;ft) if data from aquarium whale sharks was included. The authors noted that these estimates represent average asymptotic size and are not the maximum sizes possible. Additionally, they acknowledged the potential for regional size variation.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:7&#95;30-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:7-30\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>30<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Most previous growth studies have had data predominately from males and none have data from sharks over ~10&#160;m (33&#160;ft). Not all previous studies created separate growth curves for males and females, instead combining data from both sexes. Those studies that made sex-specific growth curves have estimated large asymptotic length estimates for males, with lengths of 18&#160;m (59&#160;ft) or more. However, mostly immature males were available in these studies, with few adults to constrain the upper portion of the growth curves.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:7&#95;30-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:7-30\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>30<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The largest total length for the species is uncertain due to a lack of detailed documentation of the largest reported individuals. Whale sharks as large as 18 to 20 meters (59 to 66&#160;ft) in length have been reported in scientific literature. Most whale sharks observed are smaller.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;8-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Large whale sharks are difficult to measure accurately, both on the land and in the water. When on land, the total length measurement can be affected by how the tail is positioned, either angled as it would be in life or stretched as far as possible. Historically, techniques such as comparisons to objects of known size and knotted ropes have been used for in-water measurements, but these techniques may be inaccurate.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:0&#95;32-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:0-32\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>32<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Various forms of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photogrammetry\" title=\"Photogrammetry\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">photogrammetry<\/a> have been used to improve the accuracy of in-water measurements, including underwater and aerial techniques.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:0&#95;32-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:0-32\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>32<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:16&#95;36-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:16-36\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>36<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-37\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-37\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>37<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"><h3 id=\"rdp-we-Reports_of_large_whale_sharks\">Reports of large whale sharks<\/h3><\/div>\n<p>Since the 1800s, there have been accounts of very large whale sharks. Some of these are as follows:\n<\/p><p>In 1868, the Irish natural scientist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edward_Perceval_Wright\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Edward Perceval Wright\" target=\"_new\">Edward Perceval Wright<\/a> obtained several small whale shark specimens in the Seychelles. Wright was informed of one whale shark that was measured as exceeding 45&#160;ft (14&#160;m). Wright claimed to have observed specimens over 50&#160;ft (15&#160;m) and was told of specimens upwards of 70&#160;ft (21&#160;m).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-38\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-38\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>38<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hugh_McCormick_Smith\" title=\"Hugh McCormick Smith\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hugh M. Smith<\/a> described a huge animal caught in a bamboo fish trap in Thailand in 1919. The shark was too heavy to pull ashore, and no measurements were taken. Smith learned through independent sources that it was at least 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wa_(unit)\" title=\"Wa (unit)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">wa<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-39\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-39\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>note 1<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Smith noted that one wa could be interpreted as either 2&#160;m (6.6&#160;ft) or the approximate average of 1.7&#160;to 1.8&#160;m (5.6\u20135.9&#160;ft), based on the local fishermen.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-40\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-40\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>39<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Later sources have stated this whale shark as approximately 18&#160;m (59&#160;ft), but the accuracy of the estimate has been questioned.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:2&#95;15-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:2-15\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>15<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;8-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>In 1934, a ship named the <i><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/natlib.govt.nz\/records\/30664409#:~:text=%5BMenu%5D,card%2C%20192%20x%20116%20mm.\" target=\"_new\">Maunganui<\/a><\/i> came across a whale shark in the southern Pacific Ocean and rammed it. The shark became stuck on the prow of the ship, supposedly with 15&#160;ft (4.6&#160;m) on one side and 40&#160;ft (12.2&#160;m) on the other, suggesting a total length of about 55&#160;ft (17&#160;m).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-41\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-41\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>40<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-42\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-42\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>41<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Scott A. Eckert &amp; Brent S. Stewart reported on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal_migration_tracking\" title=\"Animal migration tracking\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">satellite tracking<\/a> of whale sharks from 1994 to 1996. Out of the 15 individuals tracked, two females were reported as measuring 15&#160;m (49&#160;ft) and 18&#160;m (59&#160;ft).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-43\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-43\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>42<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> A 20.75&#160;m (68.1&#160;ft) long whale shark was reported as being stranded along the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ratnagiri\" title=\"Ratnagiri\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Ratnagiri<\/a> coast in 1995.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-44\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-44\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>43<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:3&#95;45-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:3-45\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>44<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> A female individual with a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fish_measurement\" title=\"Fish measurement\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">standard length<\/a> of 15&#160;m (49.2&#160;ft) and an estimated total length at 18.8&#160;m (61.7&#160;ft) was reported from the Arabian Sea in 2001.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-46\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-46\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>45<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In a 2015 study reviewing the size of marine <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Megafauna\" title=\"Megafauna\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">megafauna<\/a>, McClain and colleagues considered this female as being the most reliable and accurately measured.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;8-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>On 7 February 2012, a large whale shark was found floating 150 kilometres (93&#160;mi) off the coast of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karachi\" title=\"Karachi\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Karachi<\/a>, Pakistan. The length of the specimen was said to be between 11 and 12&#160;m (36 and 39&#160;ft), with a weight of around 15,000&#160;kg (33,000&#160;lb).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-47\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-47\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>46<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gallery mw-gallery-packed\">\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 178px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 176px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Rhincodon_typus_jaws.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Jaws\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jaws\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/84\/Rhincodon_typus_jaws.jpg\/330px-Rhincodon_typus_jaws.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Jaws<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 150.66666666667px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 148.66666666667px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Rhincodon_typus_teeth.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Teeth\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Teeth\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/ba\/Rhincodon_typus_teeth.jpg\/250px-Rhincodon_typus_teeth.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"149\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Teeth<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 182.66666666667px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 180.66666666667px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Oeil_et_spiracle_requin-baleine.JPG\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Eye\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Eye\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/81\/Oeil_et_spiracle_requin-baleine.JPG\/330px-Oeil_et_spiracle_requin-baleine.JPG\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Eye<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 162px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 160px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Journal.pone.0235342.g001--B-Crop-Extract.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Close up showing eyeball denticles\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Close up showing eyeball denticles\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bd\/Journal.pone.0235342.g001--B-Crop-Extract.jpg\/250px-Journal.pone.0235342.g001--B-Crop-Extract.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\"> Close up showing eyeball denticles <\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 162px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 160px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Walhai_3.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Top of head\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Top of head\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f4\/Walhai_3.jpg\/250px-Walhai_3.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Top of head<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Distribution_and_habitat\">Distribution and habitat<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The whale shark inhabits all tropical and warm-temperate seas. The fish is primarily <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pelagic\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Pelagic\" target=\"_new\">pelagic<\/a>, and can be found in both coastal and oceanic habitats.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;mmmmm2021&#95;2-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_mmmmm2021-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Tracking devices have shown that the whale shark displays dynamic patterns of habitat utilization, likely in response to availability of prey. Whale sharks observed off the northeast Yucatan Peninsula tend to engage in inshore surface swimming between sunrise and mid-afternoon, followed by regular vertical oscillations in oceanic waters during the afternoon and overnight. About 95% of the oscillating period was spent in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epipelagic\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Epipelagic\" target=\"_new\">epipelagic<\/a> depths (&lt;200 metres (660&#160;ft)), but whale sharks also took regular deep dives (&gt;500 metres (1,600&#160;ft)), often descending in brief \"stutter steps\", perhaps for foraging. The deepest recorded dive was 1,928 metres (6,325&#160;ft). Whale sharks were observed to remain continuously at depths of greater than 50 metres (160&#160;ft) for three days or more.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Pain&#95;48-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Pain-48\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>47<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-PLOS&#95;49-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-PLOS-49\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>48<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-50\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-50\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>49<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The whale shark is migratory<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fishbase&#95;11-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fishbase-11\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>11<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> and has two distinct subpopulations: an Atlantic subpopulation, from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maine\" title=\"Maine\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Maine<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azores\" title=\"Azores\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Azores<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Agulhas\" title=\"Cape Agulhas\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Cape Agulhas<\/a>, South Africa, and an Indo-Pacific subpopulation which holds 75% of the entire whale shark population. It usually roams between 30\u00b0N and 35\u00b0S where water temperatures are higher than 21&#160;\u00b0C (70&#160;\u00b0F) but have been spotted as far north as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bay_of_Fundy\" title=\"Bay of Fundy\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Bay of Fundy<\/a>, Canada and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_of_Okhotsk\" title=\"Sea of Okhotsk\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sea of Okhotsk<\/a> north of Japan and as far south as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria,_Australia\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Victoria, Australia\" target=\"_new\">Victoria, Australia<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;mmmmm2021&#95;2-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_mmmmm2021-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Seasonal feeding aggregations occur at several coastal sites such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_Gulf\" title=\"Persian Gulf\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Persian Gulf<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_of_Oman\" title=\"Gulf of Oman\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gulf of Oman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ningaloo_Reef\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Ningaloo Reef\" target=\"_new\">Ningaloo Reef<\/a> in Western Australia, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Darwin_Island\" title=\"Darwin Island\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Darwin Island<\/a> in the Gal\u00e1pagos, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quintana_Roo\" title=\"Quintana Roo\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Quintana Roo<\/a> in Mexico, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mafia_Island\" title=\"Mafia Island\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Mafia Island<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pwani_Region\" title=\"Pwani Region\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pwani Region<\/a> in Tanzania, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inhambane\" title=\"Inhambane\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Inhambane<\/a> province in Mozambique, the Philippines, around <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mah%C3%A9,_Seychelles\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Mah\u00e9, Seychelles\" target=\"_new\">Mahe<\/a> in the Seychelles,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;mmmmm2021&#95;2-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_mmmmm2021-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gujarat\" title=\"Gujarat\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gujarat<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kerala\" title=\"Kerala\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Kerala<\/a> coasts of India,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-51\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-51\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>50<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-52\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-52\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>51<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Taiwan, southern China<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;mmmmm2021&#95;2-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_mmmmm2021-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> and Qatar.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-53\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-53\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>52<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>In 2009, more than 400 whale sharks gathered off the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yucatan\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Yucatan\" target=\"_new\">Yucatan<\/a> Coast. It was one of the largest gatherings of whale sharks recorded.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-de&#95;la&#95;Parra&#95;et&#95;al.&#95;2011&#95;54-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-de_la_Parra_et_al._2011-54\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>53<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Aggregations in that area are among the most reliable seasonal gatherings known for whale sharks, with large numbers occurring in most years between May and September. Associated ecotourism has grown rapidly to unsustainable levels.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-55\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-55\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>54<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Growth_and_reproduction\">Growth and reproduction<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>Growth, longevity, and reproduction of the whale shark are poorly understood.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:5&#95;12-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:5-12\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>12<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:6&#95;31-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:6-31\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>31<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-ong&#95;35-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-ong-35\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>35<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> \n<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Age_determination_in_fish\" title=\"Age determination in fish\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Vertebral growth bands<\/a> have been used to estimate the age, growth, and longevity of whale sharks. However, there was uncertainty as to whether vertebrae growth bands are formed annually or biannually.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:8&#95;34-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:8-34\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>34<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:4&#95;10-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:4-10\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>10<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:5&#95;12-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:5-12\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>12<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> A 2020 study compared the ratio of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carbon-14\" title=\"Carbon-14\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Carbon-14<\/a> isotopes found in growth bands of whale shark vertebrae to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_weapons_testing\" title=\"Nuclear weapons testing\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">nuclear testing<\/a> events in the 1950\u201360s, finding that growth bands are laid down annually. The study found an age of 50 years for a 10&#160;m (33&#160;ft) female and 35 years for a 9.9&#160;m (32&#160;ft) male.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-ong&#95;35-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-ong-35\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>35<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Various studies looking at vertebrae growth bands and measuring whale sharks in the wild have estimated their lifespans from ~80 years and up to ~130 years.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:4&#95;10-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:4-10\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>10<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fishbase&#95;11-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fishbase-11\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>11<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:5&#95;12-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:5-12\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>12<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Evidence suggests that males grow faster than females in the earlier stages of life but ultimately reach a smaller maximum size.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:7&#95;30-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:7-30\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>30<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Whale sharks exhibit late sexual maturity.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-ong&#95;35-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-ong-35\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>35<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> One study looking at free-swimming whale sharks estimated the age at maturity in males at ~25 years.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:5&#95;12-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:5-12\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>12<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Pupping of whale sharks has not been observed, but mating has been witnessed twice in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Helena\" title=\"Saint Helena\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">St Helena<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-56\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-56\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>55<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Mating in this species was filmed for the first time in whale sharks off <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ningaloo_Reef\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Ningaloo Reef\" target=\"_new\">Ningaloo Reef<\/a> via airplane in Australia in 2019, when a larger male unsuccessfully attempted to mate with a smaller, immature female.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-57\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-57\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>56<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The capture of a ~10.6&#160;m (35&#160;ft) female in July 1996 that was pregnant with ~300 pups indicated that whale sharks are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ovoviviparity\" title=\"Ovoviviparity\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ovoviviparous<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fishbase&#95;11-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fishbase-11\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>11<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-58\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-58\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>57<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-sharklady&#95;59-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-sharklady-59\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>58<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The eggs remain in the body and the females give birth to live young which are 40 to 60&#160;cm (16 to 24&#160;in) long. Evidence indicates the pups are not all born at once, but rather the female retains sperm from one mating and produces a steady stream of pups over a prolonged period.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-60\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-60\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>59<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>On 7 March 2009, marine scientists in the Philippines discovered what is believed to be the smallest living specimen of the whale shark. The young shark, measuring only 38&#160;cm (15&#160;in), was found with its tail tied to a stake at a beach in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pilar,_Sorsogon\" title=\"Pilar, Sorsogon\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pilar, Sorsogon<\/a>, Philippines, and was released into the wild. Based on this discovery, some scientists no longer believe this area is just a feeding ground; this site may be a birthing ground, as well. Both young whale sharks and pregnant females have been seen in the waters of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, where numerous whale sharks can be spotted during the summer.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Shark&#95;pup&#95;61-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Shark_pup-61\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>60<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-62\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-62\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>61<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>In a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rappler\" title=\"Rappler\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Rappler<\/a> last August 2019, whale sharks were sighted during <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Wide_Fund_for_Nature\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"World Wide Fund for Nature\" target=\"_new\">WWF<\/a> Philippines' photo identification activities in the first half of the year. There were a total 168 sightings \u2013 64 of them \"re-sightings\" or reappearances of previously recorded whale sharks. WWF noted that \"very young whale shark juveniles\" were identified among the 168 individuals spotted in the first half of 2019. Their presence suggests that the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ticao_Pass\" title=\"Ticao Pass\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Ticao Pass<\/a> may be a pupping ground for whale sharks, further increasing the ecological significance of the area.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-63\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-63\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>62<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Large adult females, often pregnant, are a seasonal presence around the Galapagos Islands, which may have reproductive significance.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-64\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-64\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>63<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:10&#95;65-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:10-65\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>64<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> One study between 2011 and 2013 found that 91.5% of the whale sharks observed around <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Darwin_Island\" title=\"Darwin Island\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Darwin Island<\/a> were adult females.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:10&#95;65-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:10-65\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>64<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Diet\">Diet<\/h2><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Whale_Shark_1_AdF.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/51\/Whale_Shark_1_AdF.jpg\/250px-Whale_Shark_1_AdF.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Whale shark <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Filter_feeder\" title=\"Filter feeder\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">filtering<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plankton\" title=\"Plankton\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">plankton<\/a> in Maldives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-left\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:R%C3%A9moras_blancas_(Remora_albescens)_en_un_tibur%C3%B3n_ballena_(Rhincodon_typus),_La_Paz,_Baja_California,_M%C3%A9xico,_2024-12-20,_DD_07.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/53\/R%C3%A9moras_blancas_%28Remora_albescens%29_en_un_tibur%C3%B3n_ballena_%28Rhincodon_typus%29%2C_La_Paz%2C_Baja_California%2C_M%C3%A9xico%2C_2024-12-20%2C_DD_07.jpg\/250px-R%C3%A9moras_blancas_%28Remora_albescens%29_en_un_tibur%C3%B3n_ballena_%28Rhincodon_typus%29%2C_La_Paz%2C_Baja_California%2C_M%C3%A9xico%2C_2024-12-20%2C_DD_07.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A whale shark in Mexico with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remora\" title=\"Remora\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">remoras<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-left\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Whale_Shark_(Rhincodon_typus)_with_open_mouth_in_La_Paz,_Mexico.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f5\/Whale_Shark_%28Rhincodon_typus%29_with_open_mouth_in_La_Paz%2C_Mexico.jpg\/250px-Whale_Shark_%28Rhincodon_typus%29_with_open_mouth_in_La_Paz%2C_Mexico.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Whale shark with open mouth feeding in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Paz,_Baja_California_Sur\" title=\"La Paz, Baja California Sur\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">La Paz, Baja California Sur<\/a>, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The whale shark is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Filter_feeder\" title=\"Filter feeder\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">filter feeder<\/a> \u2013 one of only three known filter-feeding shark species (along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basking_shark\" title=\"Basking shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">basking shark<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Megamouth_shark\" title=\"Megamouth shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">megamouth shark<\/a>). It feeds on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plankton\" title=\"Plankton\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">plankton<\/a> including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copepods\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Copepods\" target=\"_new\">copepods<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Krill\" title=\"Krill\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">krill<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chaetognatha\" title=\"Chaetognatha\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">chaetognaths<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jellyfish\" title=\"Jellyfish\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">jellyfish<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fish_eggs\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Fish eggs\" target=\"_new\">fish eggs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas_Island_red_crab\" title=\"Christmas Island red crab\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Christmas Island red crab<\/a> larvae and small <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nekton\" title=\"Nekton\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">nektonic<\/a> life, such as small <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Squid\" title=\"Squid\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">squid<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fish\" title=\"Fish\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">fish<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sardine\" title=\"Sardine\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">sardines<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anchovies\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Anchovies\" target=\"_new\">anchovies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mackerel\" title=\"Mackerel\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">mackerels<\/a> and small <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuna\" title=\"Tuna\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">tunas<\/a>).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Shark-cam&#95;captures&#95;ocean&#95;motion&#95;66-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Shark-cam_captures_ocean_motion-66\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>65<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-animaldiversity.org&#95;67-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-animaldiversity.org-67\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>66<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> It also feeds on clouds of eggs during mass spawning of fish and corals.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-JurassicShark&#95;68-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-JurassicShark-68\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>67<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In addition, they have been found to ingest and partially digest <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sargassum\" title=\"Sargassum\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sargassum<\/a>, thus making them omnivores.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-69\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-69\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>68<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The many rows of vestigial teeth play no role in feeding. Feeding occurs either by ram filtration, in which the animal opens its mouth and swims forward, pushing water and food into the mouth, or by active suction feeding, in which the animal opens and closes its mouth, sucking in volumes of water that are then expelled through the gills. In both cases, the filter pads serve to separate food from water. These unique, black sieve-like structures are presumed to be modified <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gill_raker\" title=\"Gill raker\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">gill rakers<\/a>. Food separation in whale sharks is by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cross-flow_filtration\" title=\"Cross-flow filtration\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">cross-flow filtration<\/a>, in which the water travels nearly parallel to the filter pad surface, not perpendicularly through it, before passing to the outside, while denser food particles continue to the back of the throat.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-70\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-70\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>69<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> This is an extremely efficient filtration method that minimizes fouling of the filter pad surface. Whale sharks have been observed \"coughing\", presumably to clear a build-up of particles from the filter pads. Whale sharks migrate to feed and possibly to breed.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fishbase&#95;11-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fishbase-11\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>11<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-RQBM&#95;71-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-RQBM-71\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>70<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FLMNH&#95;72-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FLMNH-72\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>71<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The whale shark is an active feeder, targeting concentrations of plankton or fish. It is able to ram filter feed or can gulp in a stationary position. This is in contrast to the passive feeding basking shark, which does not pump water. Instead, it swims to force water across its gills.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-fishbase&#95;11-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-fishbase-11\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>11<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-RQBM&#95;71-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-RQBM-71\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>70<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>A juvenile whale shark is estimated to eat 21&#160;kg (46 pounds) of plankton per day.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-73\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-73\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>72<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The BBC program <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Planet_Earth_(2006_TV_series)\" title=\"Planet Earth (2006 TV series)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Planet Earth<\/a><\/i> filmed a whale shark feeding on a school of small fish. The same documentary showed footage of a whale shark timing its arrival to coincide with the mass spawning of fish shoals and feeding on the resultant clouds of eggs and sperm.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-JurassicShark&#95;68-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-JurassicShark-68\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>67<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Due to their mode of feeding, whale sharks are susceptible to the ingestion of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microplastics\" title=\"Microplastics\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">microplastics<\/a>. As such, the presence of microplastics in whale shark scat was recently confirmed.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Yong&#95;2021&#95;74-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Yong_2021-74\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>73<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\" class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Relationship_with_humans\">Relationship with humans<\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"><h3 id=\"rdp-we-Behavior_toward_divers\">Behavior toward divers<\/h3><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-left\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Whaleshark_in_Oslob_Philippines.png\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/32\/Whaleshark_in_Oslob_Philippines.png\/250px-Whaleshark_in_Oslob_Philippines.png\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>In <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oslob,_Cebu\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Oslob, Cebu\" target=\"_new\">Oslob, Philippines<\/a>, whale sharks are fed shrimp to return every morning for tourists and divers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite their great size, whale sharks pose no danger to humans. Younger whale sharks are gentle and can play with divers. Underwater photographers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiona_Ayerst\" title=\"Fiona Ayerst\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Fiona Ayerst<\/a> have photographed them swimming close to humans without any danger.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-content.time.com&#95;75-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-content.time.com-75\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>74<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Although whale sharks are docile fish, touching or riding the sharks is strictly forbidden and fineable in most countries,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-76\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-76\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>75<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-77\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-77\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>76<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-78\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-78\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>77<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> as it can cause them serious harm.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-79\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-79\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>78<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-80\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-80\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>79<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-81\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-81\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>80<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> \n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-right\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Whale_Shark_and_Freediver.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/19\/Whale_Shark_and_Freediver.jpg\/250px-Whale_Shark_and_Freediver.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Swimming alongside an adult free diver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Divers regularly encounter whale sharks in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bay_Islands_Department\" title=\"Bay Islands Department\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Bay Islands<\/a> in Honduras, Thailand, Indonesia (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bone_Bolango\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Bone Bolango\" target=\"_new\">Bone Bolango<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cendrawasih_Bay\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Cendrawasih Bay\" target=\"_new\">Cendrawasih Bay<\/a>), the Philippines, the Maldives close to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maamingili_(Alif_Dhaal_Atoll)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Maamingili (Alif Dhaal Atoll)\" target=\"_new\">Maamigili<\/a> (South Ari Atoll), the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Sea\" title=\"Red Sea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Red Sea<\/a>, Western Australia (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ningaloo_Reef\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Ningaloo Reef\" target=\"_new\">Ningaloo Reef<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas_Island\" title=\"Christmas Island\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Christmas Island<\/a>), Taiwan, Panama (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coiba_Island\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Coiba Island\" target=\"_new\">Coiba Island<\/a>), Belize, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tofo_Beach\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Tofo Beach\" target=\"_new\">Tofo Beach<\/a> in Mozambique, Sodwana Bay (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greater_St._Lucia_Wetland_Park\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park\" target=\"_new\">Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park<\/a>) in South Africa,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-content.time.com&#95;75-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-content.time.com-75\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>74<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galapagos\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Galapagos\" target=\"_new\">Galapagos<\/a> Islands, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Helena\" title=\"Saint Helena\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Saint Helena<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isla_Mujeres\" title=\"Isla Mujeres\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Isla Mujeres<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_Sea\" title=\"Caribbean Sea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Caribbean Sea<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Paz,_Baja_California_Sur\" title=\"La Paz, Baja California Sur\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">La Paz, Baja California Sur<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bah%C3%ADa_de_los_%C3%81ngeles\" title=\"Bah\u00eda de los \u00c1ngeles\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Bah\u00eda de los \u00c1ngeles<\/a> in Mexico, the Seychelles, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Malaysia\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"West Malaysia\" target=\"_new\">West Malaysia<\/a>, islands off eastern <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peninsular_Malaysia\" title=\"Peninsular Malaysia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">peninsular Malaysia<\/a>, India, Sri Lanka, off the coast of Iran's <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qeshm_Island\" title=\"Qeshm Island\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Qeshm<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hengam_Island\" title=\"Hengam Island\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hengam<\/a> islands in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_Gulf\" title=\"Persian Gulf\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Persian gulf<\/a>, Oman, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fujairah\" title=\"Fujairah\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Fujairah<\/a>, Puerto Rico, and other parts of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean\" title=\"Caribbean\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Caribbean<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FAO2&#95;82-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FAO2-82\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>81<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Juveniles can be found near the shore in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_of_Tadjoura\" title=\"Gulf of Tadjoura\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gulf of Tadjoura<\/a>, near Djibouti, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horn_of_Africa\" title=\"Horn of Africa\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Horn of Africa<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-83\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-83\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>82<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"><h3 id=\"rdp-we-Conservation_status\">Conservation status<\/h3><\/div>\n<p>Estimating the exact number of whale sharks globally is challenging due to their migratory nature and the vastness of their habitat. Current estimates suggest that approximately 130,000 to 200,000 whale sharks inhabit the world's oceans. These numbers are declining. Over the past 75 years, the global whale shark population has decreased by about 50%, with declines of approximately 63% in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and over 30% in the Atlantic Ocean. This decline is attributed to threats such as fishing bycatch, vessel strikes, and pollution. Consequently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed the whale shark as an endangered species.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;mmmmm2021&#95;2-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_mmmmm2021-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-84\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-84\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>83<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In June 2018 the New Zealand <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Department_of_Conservation_(New_Zealand)\" title=\"Department of Conservation (New Zealand)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Department of Conservation<\/a> classified the whale shark as \"Migrant\" with the qualifier \"Secure Overseas\" under the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Zealand_Threat_Classification_System\" title=\"New Zealand Threat Classification System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">New Zealand Threat Classification System<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-85\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-85\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>84<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>It is listed, along with six other species of sharks, under the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bonn_Convention\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Bonn Convention\" target=\"_new\">CMS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Migratory_Sharks_MoU\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Migratory Sharks MoU\" target=\"_new\">Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-86\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-86\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>85<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In 1998, the Philippines banned all fishing, selling, importing, and exporting of whale sharks for commercial purposes,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-87\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-87\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>86<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> followed by India in May 2001<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-88\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-88\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>87<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> and Taiwan in May 2007.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-89\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-89\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>88<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>In 2010, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill\" title=\"Deepwater Horizon oil spill\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gulf of Mexico oil spill<\/a> resulted in 4,900,000 barrels (780,000&#160;m<sup>3<\/sup>) of oil flowing into an area south of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mississippi_River_Delta\" title=\"Mississippi River Delta\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Mississippi River Delta<\/a>, where one-third of all whale shark sightings in the northern part of the gulf have occurred in recent years. Sightings confirmed that the whale sharks were unable to avoid the oil slick, which was situated on the surface of the sea where the whale sharks feed for several hours at a time. No dead whale sharks were found.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-90\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-90\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>89<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The species was added to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CITES_Appendix_II\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"CITES Appendix II\" target=\"_new\">Appendix II<\/a> of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CITES\" title=\"CITES\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">CITES<\/a>) in 2003 to regulate the international trade of live specimens and its parts.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-91\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-91\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>90<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>It was reported in 2014 that hundreds of whale sharks were illegally killed every year in China for their fins, skins, and oil.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-92\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-92\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>91<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"><h3 id=\"rdp-we-In_captivity\">In captivity<\/h3><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-right\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Male_whale_shark_at_Georgia_Aquarium.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Aquarium photograph of a whale shark in profile with human-shaped shadows in foreground\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a1\/Male_whale_shark_at_Georgia_Aquarium.jpg\/250px-Male_whale_shark_at_Georgia_Aquarium.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A whale shark in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgia_Aquarium\" title=\"Georgia Aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Georgia Aquarium<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The whale shark is popular in the few <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_aquarium\" title=\"Public aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">public aquariums<\/a> that keep it, but its large size means that a very large tank is required and it has specialized feeding requirements.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Matsumoto2017&#95;93-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Matsumoto2017-93\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>92<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Their large size and iconic status have fueled an opposition to keeping the species in captivity, especially after the early death of some whale sharks in captivity and certain aquariums keeping the species in relatively small tanks.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-94\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-94\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>93<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Moore2011&#95;95-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Moore2011-95\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>94<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-left\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Okinawa_Aquarium.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/47\/Okinawa_Aquarium.jpg\/250px-Okinawa_Aquarium.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Whale sharks at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Okinawa_Churaumi_Aquarium\" title=\"Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium<\/a>, Japan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first attempt at keeping whale sharks in captivity was in 1934 when an individual was kept for about four months in a netted-off natural bay in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Izu_Province\" title=\"Izu Province\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Izu<\/a>, Japan.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Mollet2012&#95;96-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Mollet2012-96\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>95<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The first attempt of keeping whale sharks in an aquarium was initiated in 1980 by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Okinawa_Churaumi_Aquarium\" title=\"Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium<\/a> (then known as Okinawa Ocean Expo Aquarium) in Japan.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Matsumoto2017&#95;93-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Matsumoto2017-93\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>92<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Since 1980, several have been kept at Okinawa, mostly obtained from incidental catches in coastal nets set by fishers (none after 2009), but two were strandings. Several of these were already weak from the capture\/stranding and some were released,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Matsumoto2017&#95;93-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Matsumoto2017-93\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>92<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> but initial captive survival rates were low.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Moore2011&#95;95-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Moore2011-95\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>94<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> After the initial difficulties in maintaining the species had been resolved, some have survived long-term in captivity.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Matsumoto2017&#95;93-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Matsumoto2017-93\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>92<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The record for a whale shark in captivity is an individual that, as of 2021, has lived for more than 26 years in the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium from Okinawa Ocean Expo Aquarium.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-97\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-97\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>96<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Matsumoto2017&#95;93-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Matsumoto2017-93\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>92<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Following Okinawa, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Osaka_Aquarium\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Osaka Aquarium\" target=\"_new\">Osaka Aquarium<\/a> started keeping whale sharks and most of the basic research on the keeping of the species was made at these two institutions.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Schreiber2017&#95;98-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Schreiber2017-98\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>97<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Since the mid-1990s, several other aquariums have kept the species in Japan (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kagoshima_Aquarium\" title=\"Kagoshima Aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Kagoshima Aquarium<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kinosaki\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Kinosaki\" target=\"_new\">Kinosaki<\/a> Marine World, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Notojima_Aquarium\" title=\"Notojima Aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Notojima Aquarium<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oita_Marine_Palace_Aquarium\" title=\"Oita Marine Palace Aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Oita Marine Palace Aquarium<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yokohama_Hakkeijima_Sea_Paradise\" title=\"Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise<\/a>), South Korea (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aqua_Planet_Jeju\" title=\"Aqua Planet Jeju\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Aqua Planet Jeju<\/a>), China (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chimelong_Ocean_Kingdom\" title=\"Chimelong Ocean Kingdom\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Chimelong Ocean Kingdom<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dalian\" title=\"Dalian\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Dalian<\/a> Aquarium, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou\" title=\"Guangzhou\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Guangzhou<\/a> Aquarium in Guangzhou Zoo, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qingdao\" title=\"Qingdao\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Qingdao<\/a> Polar Ocean World and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yantai\" title=\"Yantai\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Yantai<\/a> Aquarium), Taiwan (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Museum_of_Marine_Biology_and_Aquarium\" title=\"National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium<\/a>), India (Thiruvananthapuram Aquarium) and Dubai (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantis,_The_Palm\" title=\"Atlantis, The Palm\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Atlantis, The Palm<\/a>), with some maintaining whale sharks for years and others only for a very short period.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Mollet2012&#95;96-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Mollet2012-96\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>95<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The whale shark kept at Dubai's Atlantis, The Palm was rescued from shallow waters in 2008 with extensive abrasions to the fins and after rehabilitation it was released in 2010, having lived 19 months in captivity.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-99\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-99\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>98<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Bennett2017&#95;100-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Bennett2017-100\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>99<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marine_Life_Park\" title=\"Marine Life Park\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Marine Life Park<\/a> in Singapore had planned on keeping whale sharks but scrapped this idea in 2009.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-101\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-101\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>100<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-102\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-102\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>101<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Outside Asia, the first and so far only place to keep whale sharks is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgia_Aquarium\" title=\"Georgia Aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Georgia Aquarium<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlanta\" title=\"Atlanta\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Atlanta<\/a>, United States.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Mollet2012&#95;96-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Mollet2012-96\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>95<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> This is unusual because of the comparatively long transport time and complex logistics required to bring the sharks to the aquarium, ranging between 28 and 36 hours.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Schreiber2017&#95;98-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Schreiber2017-98\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>97<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> As of August 2025, Georgia keeps one whale shark, a male named Yushan, who arrived in 2007.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-103\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-103\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>102<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Two earlier males at Georgia Aquarium, Ralph and Norton, both died in 2007.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Moore2011&#95;95-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Moore2011-95\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>94<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Trixie died in 2020. Alice died in 2021. Taroko died in 2025. Georgia's whale sharks were all imported from Taiwan and were taken from the commercial fishing quota for the species, usually used locally for food.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Schreiber2017&#95;98-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Schreiber2017-98\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>97<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Sundquist2013&#95;104-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Sundquist2013-104\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>103<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Taiwan closed this fishery entirely in 2008.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Sundquist2013&#95;104-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Sundquist2013-104\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>103<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"><h3 id=\"rdp-we-Human_culture\">Human culture<\/h3><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><span><video id=\"rdp-we-mwe_player_0\" poster=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Nadando_con_un_Tibur%C3%B3n_Ballena-_Swimming_with_a_Whale_Shark.ogv\/250px--Nadando_con_un_Tibur%C3%B3n_Ballena-_Swimming_with_a_Whale_Shark.ogv.jpg\" controls=\"\" preload=\"none\" data-mw-tmh=\"\" class=\"mw-file-element\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" data-durationhint=\"25\" data-mwtitle=\"Nadando_con_un_Tibur\u00f3n_Ballena-_Swimming_with_a_Whale_Shark.ogv\" data-mwprovider=\"wikimediacommons\" resource=\"\/wiki\/File:Nadando_con_un_Tibur%C3%B3n_Ballena-_Swimming_with_a_Whale_Shark.ogv\"><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/9\/9a\/Nadando_con_un_Tibur%C3%B3n_Ballena-_Swimming_with_a_Whale_Shark.ogv\/Nadando_con_un_Tibur%C3%B3n_Ballena-_Swimming_with_a_Whale_Shark.ogv.480p.vp9.webm\" type=\"video\/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;\" data-transcodekey=\"480p.vp9.webm\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"480\" \/><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/9a\/Nadando_con_un_Tibur%C3%B3n_Ballena-_Swimming_with_a_Whale_Shark.ogv\" type=\"video\/ogg; codecs=&quot;theora, vorbis&quot;\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"480\" \/><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/9\/9a\/Nadando_con_un_Tibur%C3%B3n_Ballena-_Swimming_with_a_Whale_Shark.ogv\/Nadando_con_un_Tibur%C3%B3n_Ballena-_Swimming_with_a_Whale_Shark.ogv.144p.mjpeg.mov\" type=\"video\/quicktime\" data-transcodekey=\"144p.mjpeg.mov\" data-width=\"192\" data-height=\"144\" \/><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/9\/9a\/Nadando_con_un_Tibur%C3%B3n_Ballena-_Swimming_with_a_Whale_Shark.ogv\/Nadando_con_un_Tibur%C3%B3n_Ballena-_Swimming_with_a_Whale_Shark.ogv.240p.vp9.webm\" type=\"video\/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;\" data-transcodekey=\"240p.vp9.webm\" data-width=\"320\" data-height=\"240\" \/><\/video><\/span><figcaption>Snorkeling with whale shark near Isla Mujeres (Mexico) 30 August 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Madagascar, whale sharks are called <span title=\"Malagasy-language text\"><i lang=\"mg\">marokintana<\/i><\/span> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malagasy_language\" title=\"Malagasy language\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Malagasy<\/a>, meaning \"many stars\", after the appearance of the markings on the shark's back.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-105\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-105\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>104<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>In the Philippines, it is called <span title=\"Filipino-language text\"><i lang=\"fil\">butanding<\/i><\/span> and <span title=\"Filipino-language text\"><i lang=\"fil\">balilan<\/i><\/span>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-106\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-106\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>105<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The whale shark is featured on the reverse of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippine_one_hundred-peso_note\" title=\"Philippine one hundred-peso note\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Philippine 100-peso bill<\/a>. By law snorkelers must maintain a distance of 4&#160;ft (1.2&#160;m) from the sharks and there is a fine and possible prison sentence for anyone who touches the animals.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-107\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-107\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>106<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Whale sharks are known as <span title=\"Japanese-language romanization\"><i lang=\"ja-Latn\">jinbei-zame<\/i><\/span> in Japan (because the markings resemble patterns typically seen on <span title=\"Japanese-language romanization\"><i lang=\"ja-Latn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jinbei\" title=\"Jinbei\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">jinbei<\/a><\/i><\/span>). In Indonesia, it is known as <span title=\"Indonesian-language text\"><i lang=\"id\">gurano bintang<\/i><\/span> (roughly \"star from the East\"<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-108\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-108\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>107<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>) in the Sulawesi and the Papua region, and also <span title=\"Indonesian-language text\"><i lang=\"id\">g\u00eag\u00ear lintang<\/i><\/span> (meaning \"star-backed\") in Eastern Java. It is known as <span title=\"Vietnamese-language text\"><i lang=\"vi\">ca ong<\/i><\/span> (literally \"sir fish\") in Vietnam.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-109\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-109\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>108<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The whale shark is featured on the latest 2015\u20132017 edition of the Maldivian 1000 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rufiyaa\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Rufiyaa\" target=\"_new\">rufiyaa<\/a> banknote, along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Green_turtle\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Green turtle\" target=\"_new\">green turtle<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Whale_shark_experts\">Whale shark experts<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simon_J_Pierce\" title=\"Simon J Pierce\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Simon J Pierce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alistair_Dove\" title=\"Alistair Dove\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Alistair Dove<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MarAlliance\" title=\"MarAlliance\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">MarAlliance<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-See_also\">See also<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Portals\" class=\"noprint portalbox portalborder portalright\">\n<li class=\"portalbox-entry\"><span class=\"portalbox-image\"><span class=\"noviewer\" typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Greyreefsharksmall2.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"icon\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/5\/53\/Greyreefsharksmall2.jpg\/40px-Greyreefsharksmall2.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"31\" height=\"28\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"portalbox-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Sharks\" title=\"Portal:Sharks\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sharks portal<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_sharks\" title=\"List of sharks\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">List of sharks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_threatened_sharks\" title=\"List of threatened sharks\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">List of threatened sharks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Outline_of_sharks\" title=\"Outline of sharks\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Outline of sharks<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Notes\">Notes<\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-references-wrap\"><ol class=\"references\" data-mw-group=\"note\">\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-39\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-39\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\">a Thai <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthropic_units#In_measurement\" title=\"Anthropic units\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">anthropic unit<\/a> originally referred to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arm_span\" title=\"Arm span\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">arm span<\/a>.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-References\">References<\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns\" style=\"column-width: calc( 0.9 * 30em );\"><ol class=\"references\">\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-FW-1\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-FW_1-0\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/paleobiodb.org\/classic\/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=170186\" target=\"_new\">\"<i>Rhincodon typus<\/i> Smith 1828 (whale shark)\"<\/a>. <i>Paleobiology Database<\/i><span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. 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Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">19 November<\/span> 2021<\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=IUCN+Red+List+of+Threatened+Species&amp;rft.atitle=Rhincodon+typus&amp;rft.volume=2016&amp;rft.artnum=e.T19488A2365291&amp;rft.date=2016&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Adoi%2F10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T19488A2365291.en&amp;rft.au=Pierce%2C+S.J.&amp;rft.au=Norman%2C+B.&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iucnredlist.org%2Fspecies%2F19488%2F2365291&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWhale+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-3\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-3\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/cites.org\/eng\/app\/appendices.php\" target=\"_new\">\"Appendices | CITES\"<\/a>. <i>cites.org<\/i><span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">14 January<\/span> 2022<\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=cites.org&amp;rft.atitle=Appendices+%7C+CITES&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fcites.org%2Feng%2Fapp%2Fappendices.php&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWhale+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-Smith,&#95;1828-4\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\">^ <a href=\"#cite_ref-Smith,_1828_4-0\"><sup><i><b>a<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"#cite_ref-Smith,_1828_4-1\"><sup><i><b>b<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFSmith1828\" class=\"citation news cs1\">Smith, Andrew (5 November 1828). <span class=\"id-lock-subscription\" title=\"Paid subscription required\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/dds.crl.edu\/item\/30451\" target=\"_new\">\"Descriptions of New or imperfectly known Objects of the Animal Kingdom, found in the South of Africa\"<\/a><\/span>. <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_South_African_Commercial_Advertiser\" title=\"The South African Commercial Advertiser\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">The South African Commercial Advertiser<\/a><\/i>. 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class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-24\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-24\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2023\/03\/230329091933.htm\" target=\"_new\">\"How whale shark rhodopsin evolved to see, in the deep blue sea\"<\/a>. <i>ScienceDaily<\/i>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=ScienceDaily&amp;rft.atitle=How+whale+shark+rhodopsin+evolved+to+see%2C+in+the+deep+blue+sea&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedaily.com%2Freleases%2F2023%2F03%2F230329091933.htm&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWhale+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-25\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-25\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2023\/04\/09\/national\/science-health\/whale-sharks-mutation-blindness-humans\/\" target=\"_new\">\"Whale sharks see in dark due to mutation behind blindness in humans\"<\/a>. <i>The Japan Times<\/i>. 9 April 2023.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Japan+Times&amp;rft.atitle=Whale+sharks+see+in+dark+due+to+mutation+behind+blindness+in+humans&amp;rft.date=2023-04-09&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2023%2F04%2F09%2Fnational%2Fscience-health%2Fwhale-sharks-mutation-blindness-humans%2F&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWhale+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-26\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-26\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFWhite2023\" class=\"citation web cs1\">White, Caleb (3 April 2023). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" 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target=\"_new\">2023PNAS..12020728Y<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<span class=\"id-lock-free\" title=\"Freely accessible\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073%2Fpnas.2220728120\" target=\"_new\">10.1073\/pnas.2220728120<\/a><\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"ISSN (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">ISSN<\/a>&#160;<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0027-8424\" target=\"_new\">0027-8424<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMC_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"PMC (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">PMC<\/a>&#160;<span class=\"id-lock-free\" title=\"Freely accessible\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10068813\" target=\"_new\">10068813<\/a><\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMID_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"PMID (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">PMID<\/a>&#160;<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36943890\" target=\"_new\">36943890<\/a>.<\/cite><span 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CNN. 1 June 2007. Archived from <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2007\/TECH\/science\/06\/01\/aquarium.whale.sharks.ap\/index.html\" target=\"_new\">the original<\/a> on 3 June 2007<span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. 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(18 September 2013). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210308124851\/https:\/\/www.promegaconnections.com\/transporting-the-worlds-largest-fish-a-whale-shark-of-a-task\/\" target=\"_new\">\"Transporting the World's Largest Fish: A Whale [Shark] of a Task\"<\/a>. Promega Connections. Archived from <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promegaconnections.com\/transporting-the-worlds-largest-fish-a-whale-shark-of-a-task\/\" target=\"_new\">the original<\/a> on 8 March 2021<span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">8 November<\/span> 2017<\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.atitle=Transporting+the+World%27s+Largest+Fish%3A+A+Whale+%5BShark%5D+of+a+Task&amp;rft.date=2013-09-18&amp;rft.au=Sundquist%2C+T.&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.promegaconnections.com%2Ftransporting-the-worlds-largest-fish-a-whale-shark-of-a-task%2F&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWhale+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-105\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-105\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFBriggs2018\" class=\"citation news cs1\">Briggs, Helen (17 May 2018). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-44151782\" target=\"_new\">\"Madagascar emerges as whale shark hotspot\"<\/a>. <i>BBC News<\/i><span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">12 September<\/span> 2018<\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=BBC+News&amp;rft.atitle=Madagascar+emerges+as+whale+shark+hotspot&amp;rft.date=2018-05-17&amp;rft.aulast=Briggs&amp;rft.aufirst=Helen&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fscience-environment-44151782&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWhale+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-106\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-106\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oneocean.org\/ambassadors\/sharks\/index.html\" target=\"_new\">Ocean Ambassadors \u2013 Sharks<\/a>. Oneocean.org. Retrieved 23 May 2013.<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-107\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-107\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFCannon2015\" class=\"citation web cs1\">Cannon, Marisa (21 July 2015). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/whale-shark-oslob\/index.html\" target=\"_new\">\"Swimming with whale sharks in the Philippines\"<\/a>. <i>cnn.com<\/i>. CNN<span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">16 August<\/span> 2015<\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=cnn.com&amp;rft.atitle=Swimming+with+whale+sharks+in+the+Philippines&amp;rft.date=2015-07-21&amp;rft.aulast=Cannon&amp;rft.aufirst=Marisa&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2Ftravel%2Farticle%2Fwhale-shark-oslob%2Findex.html&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWhale+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-108\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-108\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"> <link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kompas.id\/baca\/english\/2022\/02\/05\/rewards-from-gurano-bintang-shark-conservation\" target=\"_new\">\"Rewards from Gurano Bintang Shark Conservation\"<\/a>. 5 February 2022.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Rewards+from+Gurano+Bintang+Shark+Conservation&amp;rft.date=2022-02-05&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kompas.id%2Fbaca%2Fenglish%2F2022%2F02%2F05%2Frewards-from-gurano-bintang-shark-conservation&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWhale+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-109\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-109\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090304012722\/http:\/\/dsc.discovery.com\/sharks\/whale-shark.html\" target=\"_new\">\"Whale Shark\"<\/a>. Discovery.com. 5 September 2013. Archived from <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/dsc.discovery.com\/sharks\/whale-shark.html\" target=\"_new\">the original<\/a> on 4 March 2009<span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">3 November<\/span> 2011<\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Whale+Shark&amp;rft.pub=Discovery.com&amp;rft.date=2013-09-05&amp;rft&#95;id=http%3A%2F%2Fdsc.discovery.com%2Fsharks%2Fwhale-shark.html&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWhale+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Further_reading\">Further reading<\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"refbegin\" style=\"\">\n<ul><li><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFColman,&#95;J.G.1997\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Colman, J.G. (December 1997). \"A review of the biology and ecology of the whale shark\". <i>J. Fish Biol<\/i>. <b>51<\/b> (6): <span class=\"nowrap\">1219\u2013<\/span>34. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bibcode_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Bibcode (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">Bibcode<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/1997JFBio..51.1219C\" target=\"_new\">1997JFBio..51.1219C<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1997.tb01138.x\" target=\"_new\">10.1111\/j.1095-8649.1997.tb01138.x<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMID_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"PMID (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">PMID<\/a>&#160;<a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29991171\" target=\"_new\">29991171<\/a>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=J.+Fish+Biol.&amp;rft.atitle=A+review+of+the+biology+and+ecology+of+the+whale+shark&amp;rft.volume=51&amp;rft.issue=6&amp;rft.pages=1219-34&amp;rft.date=1997-12&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Apmid%2F29991171&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1997.tb01138.x&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Abibcode%2F1997JFBio..51.1219C&amp;rft.au=Colman%2C+J.G.&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWhale+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/fishery\/species\/2801\/en\" target=\"_new\">FAO web page on Whale shark<\/a><\/li>\n<li><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100116185527\/http:\/\/animals.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/fish\/whale-shark\" target=\"_new\">\"Whale Sharks, Whale Shark Pictures, Whale Shark Facts\"<\/a>. <i>Animals, Animal Pictures, Wild Animal Facts<\/i>. 10 September 2010. Archived from <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/animals.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/fish\/whale-shark\/\" target=\"_new\">the original<\/a> on 16 January 2010.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Animals%2C+Animal+Pictures%2C+Wild+Animal+Facts&amp;rft.atitle=Whale+Sharks%2C+Whale+Shark+Pictures%2C+Whale+Shark+Facts&amp;rft.date=2010-09-10&amp;rft&#95;id=http%3A%2F%2Fanimals.nationalgeographic.com%2Fanimals%2Ffish%2Fwhale-shark%2F&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWhale+shark\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-External_links\">External links<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1314755338\" \/><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1311551236\" \/>\n<ul><li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whaleshark.org\/\" target=\"_new\">Whale Shark Photograph-identification Library<\/a> <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180102171512\/http:\/\/www.whaleshark.org\/\" target=\"_new\">Archived<\/a> 2 January 2018 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine\" title=\"Wayback Machine\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wayback Machine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160205050236\/http:\/\/wsorc.org\/\" target=\"_new\">Whale Shark And Oceanic Research Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maldiveswhalesharkresearch.org\/\" target=\"_new\">Maldives Whale Shark Research Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.qatarvisitor.com\/index.php?cID=430&pID=1616\" target=\"_new\">Whale Sharks: Gentle Giants of the Seas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/marinemegafauna.org\/\" target=\"_new\">Foundation for the Protection of Marine Megafauna<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/marinebio.org\/species.asp?id=47\" target=\"_new\">Whale shark, Rhincodon typus<\/a> at marinebio.org<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fish.wa.gov.au\/Documents\/recreational_fishing\/fact_sheets\/fact_sheet_whale_shark.pdf\" target=\"_new\">Whale Shark Fact Sheet, Fisheries Western Australia<\/a> <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140808214741\/http:\/\/www.fish.wa.gov.au\/Documents\/recreational_fishing\/fact_sheets\/fact_sheet_whale_shark.pdf\" target=\"_new\">Archived<\/a> 8 August 2014 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine\" title=\"Wayback Machine\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wayback Machine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/wetpixel.com\/i.php\/full\/albino-whale-shark-photographed-in-ecuador\" target=\"_new\">Albino whale shark photographed in Galapagos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100116185527\/http:\/\/animals.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/fish\/whale-shark\" target=\"_new\">Photographs National Geographic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/science\/nature\/7727136.stm\" target=\"_new\">A whale shark recorded defecating<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Photos of <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/sealifecollection.org\/taxon\/105847\" target=\"_new\">Whale shark<\/a> in the Sealife Collection<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"navbox-styles\"><\/div><div role=\"navigation\" class=\"navbox\" aria-labelledby=\"Sharks1661\" style=\"padding:3px\"><table class=\"nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner\" style=\"border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit\"><tbody><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"navbox-title\" colspan=\"2\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333133064\" \/><div id=\"rdp-we-Sharks1661\" style=\"font-size:114%;margin:0 4em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark\" title=\"Shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sharks<\/a><\/div><\/th><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\">Topics<\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Outline_of_sharks\" title=\"Outline of sharks\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Outline of sharks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_anatomy\" title=\"Shark anatomy\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Shark anatomy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_tooth\" title=\"Shark tooth\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Shark tooth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egg_case_(Chondrichthyes)\" title=\"Egg case (Chondrichthyes)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Egg case (Chondrichthyes)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_threat_display\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Shark threat display\" target=\"_new\">Threat display<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_threatened_sharks\" title=\"List of threatened sharks\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Threatened sharks<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\">Taxonomy<\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carcharhiniformes\" title=\"Carcharhiniformes\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bullhead_shark\" title=\"Bullhead shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Heterodontiformes (Bullhead sharks)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hexanchiformes\" title=\"Hexanchiformes\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hexanchiformes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lamniformes\" title=\"Lamniformes\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carpet_shark\" title=\"Carpet shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sawshark\" title=\"Sawshark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pristiophoriformes (Sawsharks)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Squaliformes\" title=\"Squaliformes\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Squaliformes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angelshark\" title=\"Angelshark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Squatiniformes (Angelsharks)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cladoselachiformes\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Cladoselachiformes\" target=\"_new\">Cladoselachiformes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hybodontiformes\" title=\"Hybodontiformes\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hybodontiformes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Symmoriida\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Symmoriida\" target=\"_new\">Symmoriida<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xenacanthida\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Xenacanthida\" target=\"_new\">Xenacanthida (Xenacantiformes)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_sharks\" title=\"List of sharks\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">List of sharks<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\">Human<br \/>interaction<\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_attack\" title=\"Shark attack\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Shark attack<\/a>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_attacks_in_Australia\" title=\"Shark attacks in Australia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Australia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_fatal_shark_attacks_in_R%C3%A9union\" title=\"List of fatal shark attacks in R\u00e9union\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">R\u00e9union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_fatal_shark_attacks_in_South_Africa\" title=\"List of fatal shark attacks in South Africa\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">South Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_attacks_in_South_Australia\" title=\"Shark attacks in South Australia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">South Australia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_fatal_shark_attacks_in_the_United_States\" title=\"List of fatal shark attacks in the United States\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">United States<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_attack_prevention\" title=\"Shark attack prevention\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Shark attack prevention<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_cage_diving\" title=\"Shark cage diving\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Shark cage diving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_culling\" title=\"Shark culling\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Shark culling<\/a>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drum_line_(shark_control)\" title=\"Drum line (shark control)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Drum lines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_net\" title=\"Shark net\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Shark net<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_tourism\" title=\"Shark tourism\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Shark tourism<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\">Related<\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sharks_in_popular_culture\" title=\"Sharks in popular culture\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sharks in popular culture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_sanctuary\" title=\"Shark sanctuary\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Shark sanctuary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_Alliance\" title=\"Shark Alliance\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Shark Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_Conservation_Act\" title=\"Shark Conservation Act\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">U.S. Shark Conservation Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_nurse_shark_conservation\" title=\"Grey nurse shark conservation\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Grey nurse shark conservation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Save_Our_Seas_Foundation\" title=\"Save Our Seas Foundation\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Save Our Seas Foundation<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"navbox-abovebelow hlist\" colspan=\"2\"><div>\n<ul><li><span class=\"noviewer\" typeof=\"mw:File\"><span title=\"Category\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/96\/Symbol_category_class.svg\/20px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/span><\/span> <b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Sharks\" title=\"Category:Sharks\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Category<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"noviewer\" typeof=\"mw:File\"><span title=\"WikiProject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/37\/People_icon.svg\/20px-People_icon.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/span><\/span> <b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Sharks\" title=\"Wikipedia:WikiProject Sharks\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">WikiProject<\/a><\/b><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"navbox-styles\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333133064\" \/><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1353707246\" \/><\/div><div role=\"navigation\" class=\"navbox\" aria-labelledby=\"Taxon&#95;identifiers5005\" style=\"padding:3px\"><table class=\"nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner\" style=\"border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit\"><tbody><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"navbox-title\" colspan=\"2\"><div id=\"rdp-we-Taxon&#95;identifiers5005\" style=\"font-size:114%;margin:0 4em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Taxon_identifiers\" title=\"Help:Taxon identifiers\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Taxon identifiers<\/a><\/div><\/th><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%;text-align: left;\"><i>Rhincodon typus<\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikidata\" title=\"Wikidata\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikidata<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q80378\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikidata:Q80378\" target=\"_new\">Q80378<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikispecies\" title=\"Wikispecies\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikispecies<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/species.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Rhincodon_typus\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikispecies:Rhincodon typus\" target=\"_new\">Rhincodon typus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal_Diversity_Web\" title=\"Animal Diversity Web\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ADW<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Rhincodon_typus\/\" target=\"_new\">Rhincodon_typus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Faunal_Directory\" title=\"Australian Faunal Directory\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">AFD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/biodiversity.org.au\/afd\/taxa\/Rhincodon_typus\" target=\"_new\">Rhincodon_typus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">BioLib: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biolib.cz\/en\/taxon\/id15294\" target=\"_new\">15294<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barcode_of_Life_Data_System\" title=\"Barcode of Life Data System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">BOLD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/bench.boldsystems.org\/index.php\/TaxBrowser_TaxonPage?taxid=91693\" target=\"_new\">91693<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catalogue_of_Life\" title=\"Catalogue of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">CoL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catalogueoflife.org\/data\/taxon\/4S7H3\" target=\"_new\">4S7H3<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Convention_on_the_Conservation_of_Migratory_Species_of_Wild_Animals\" title=\"Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">CMS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.int\/en\/species\/rhincodon-typus\" target=\"_new\">rhincodon-typus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Encyclopedia_of_Life\" title=\"Encyclopedia of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">EoL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/eol.org\/pages\/46559686\" target=\"_new\">46559686<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EPPO_Code\" title=\"EPPO Code\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">EPPO<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/gd.eppo.int\/taxon\/RHNDTY\" target=\"_new\">RHNDTY<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Nature_Information_System\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"European Nature Information System\" target=\"_new\">EUNIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/eunis.eea.europa.eu\/species\/196561\" target=\"_new\">196561<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FishBase\" title=\"FishBase\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">FishBase<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fishbase.ca\/summary\/2081\" target=\"_new\">2081<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility\" title=\"Global Biodiversity Information Facility\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">GBIF<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/species\/2417522\" target=\"_new\">2417522<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/INaturalist\" title=\"INaturalist\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">iNaturalist<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist.org\/taxa\/52188\" target=\"_new\">52188<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera\" title=\"Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">IRMNG<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irmng.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10570468\" target=\"_new\">10570468<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System\" title=\"Integrated Taxonomic Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ITIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itis.gov\/servlet\/SingleRpt\/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=159857\" target=\"_new\">159857<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IUCN_Red_List\" title=\"IUCN Red List\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">IUCN<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/details\/19488\/0\" target=\"_new\">19488<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NatureServe\" title=\"NatureServe\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">NatureServe<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/explorer.natureserve.org\/Taxon\/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104436\/\" target=\"_new\">2.104436<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information\" title=\"National Center for Biotechnology Information\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">NCBI<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/datasets\/taxonomy\/259920\/\" target=\"_new\">259920<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">NZOR: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nzor.org.nz\/names\/49350a19-d675-42ff-9984-9b0a304521aa\" target=\"_new\">49350a19-d675-42ff-9984-9b0a304521aa<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Observation.org\" title=\"Observation.org\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Observation.org<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/observation.org\/species\/211851\/\" target=\"_new\">211851<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ocean_Biodiversity_Information_System\" title=\"Ocean Biodiversity Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">OBIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/obis.org\/taxon\/105847\" target=\"_new\">105847<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Tree_of_Life\" title=\"Open Tree of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Open Tree of Life<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/tree.opentreeoflife.org\/taxonomy\/browse?id=214509\" target=\"_new\">214509<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paleobiology_Database\" title=\"Paleobiology Database\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Paleobiology Database<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/paleobiodb.org\/classic\/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=170186\" target=\"_new\">170186<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plazi\" title=\"Plazi\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Plazi<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/treatment.plazi.org\/id\/9A4F40FF-0697-93C4-39CD-E0527BB4DE82\" target=\"_new\">9A4F40FF-0697-93C4-39CD-E0527BB4DE82<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CITES\" title=\"CITES\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Species+<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/speciesplus.net\/#\/taxon_concepts\/6257\" target=\"_new\">6257<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Species_Profile_and_Threats_Database\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Species Profile and Threats Database\" target=\"_new\">SPRAT<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.environment.gov.au\/cgi-bin\/sprat\/public\/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=66680\" target=\"_new\">66680<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E7%89%A9%E7%A8%AE%E5%90%8D%E9%8C%84\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"zh:\u81fa\u7063\u7269\u7a2e\u540d\u9304\" target=\"_new\">TaiCOL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/taicol.tw\/taxon\/t0056065\" target=\"_new\">t0056065<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Register_of_Marine_Species\" title=\"World Register of Marine Species\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">WoRMS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105847\" target=\"_new\">105847<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ZooBank\" title=\"ZooBank\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ZooBank<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/zoobank.org\/NomenclaturalActs\/36FC5495-4A9A-4CA0-88DC-6CE5B3561C88\" target=\"_new\">36FC5495-4A9A-4CA0-88DC-6CE5B3561C88<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"navbox-styles\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333133064\" \/><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1353707246\" \/><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" 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