#whale shark

[acorviart]

an encounter

[fluffysheeps]

Fruit shark salad! 🍉🫐🍋🍓

[cartilaginouslove]

立ち食いのジンベエザメ

[dinchenix]

My piece for @swimonzine - you can still get the zine and support the shark conservation here!

[leavinghere]

georgia aquarium february 2025

[amnhnyc]

Not only is the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) the world’s largest shark—it’s also the world’s largest fish! Growing up to 40 ft (12 m) long and weighing more than 40,000 lbs (18,144 kg), it’s often regarded as a gentle giant. Don’t be alarmed by its colossal mouth: This slow-moving species is a filter feeder, gulping down small marine animals like shrimp and plankton. It can be spotted in warm waters around the world, traveling thousands of miles each year to find food.

Did you know? Sharks and their relatives have been swimming in Earth’s oceans for about 450 million years. That's long before there were humans, dinosaurs, or even trees!

For more fun facts, check out All About Sharks on OLogy, the Museum’s science website for kids—and everyone else!

Photo: Muhammad syaran, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

[grumpiie]

#SEA CREATURES !!

[dr4m4club]

om nom nom

[hyydraworks]

Some, but not all of the aquatic tealight friendos 👀🦈

[fish-i-imagined]

Two continuous whale shark stamp series from Japan!

Top: Sea Fauna of Okinawa 2007,

Bottom: Sea Life (series 5) 2021, by Hoshiyama Rika (星山 理佳)

[catnoli]

constellation whale shark

available as a sticker here!

[fluffysheeps]

Doughnut whale sharks 🍩✨

[sharkest-sharks]

whale shark appreciation moment!!!! i love them so much and all carpet are so cool i especially love Wobbegong they’re so funky looking

[reesieroo-spark]

Sharkz 🦈🫧🌺🌴