Diving with Whale Shark | Sri Lanka
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The whale shark is the largest fish in the world.
Despite its name, the whale shark is a species of shark (Rhincodon typus) and not a whale.
On average it can grow up to 12 meters in length (The size of a bus)
It is a filter feeder and The whale shark inhabits all tropical and warm-temperate seas. This means it sucks in large amounts of water containing krill (small shrimp) or small fish and flushes out the water from its gills.
Whale sharks are an endangered species and classified by IUCN as "Threatened".
Similar to other sharks, they are also hunted for their meat and fins.
Reproduction
Pupping of whale sharks has not been observed, but mating has been witnessed twice in St Helena. Mating in this species was filmed for the first time in whale sharks off Ningaloo Reef via airplane in Australia in 2019 when a larger male unsuccessfully attempted to mate with a smaller, immature female.
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