I wonder today about the whale shark...


Whale sharks are the largest shark today. They have
in common with whales because they are huge as a whales and feed like a whale.
They are known to be carpet filter feeding sharks.
So they sift tiny plankton and fish eggs, shrimp,algae, sardines, anchovies, mackerels and tuna  from the sea.
They dont tear apart there prey like other sharks do. They need to filter lots of water to get the nutrients needed to power their huge bodies.
There mouth is 1.50m wide. Their head is flat with two small eyes at  the sides.
 Did you know that they have 300 to 350 rows of very tiny teeth.
Whale sharks can grow up to 12m long but they can get to 18m .
They weigh 18.70 tons so thats about the sizeof a school bus.
Whale sharks tend to like warmer areas and are found in tropical waters.
They are slow at moving. Whale sharks stay underneath water for more than 2hrs on deep dives but then they rest near the surface for long periods after that.

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