The whale shark is the largest known extant fish species with a maximum reported length of at least 12 meters, but the enormous creature mainly feeds on plankton. The aquarium gives them about six ...

NANAO, Ishikawa Prefecture—A whale shark died at an aquarium here after the water quality in its tank deteriorated due to damage caused by the enormous earthquake on New Year’s Day. The male ...

Sharks are "elasmobranchs," which means they are made of cartilaginous tissues, according to the National ... whale shark. Do fish sleep like humans? What sleep means under the sea or in the aquarium.

Online videos show a life-size robotic whale shark swimming ... This is not the first time an aquarium has used a robotic shark. According to the National Business Daily, a similar robot was ...

Previous visitors raved about the property's free dolphin show and recommend paying to swim or dive with the aquarium's whale sharks, but some warned that these experiences quickly fill up.