Whale shark Aug 30, 2025

Whale shark

Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea, but don"t let the word "shark" fool you. They"re plankton-eating giants with no interest in humans. Found in warm waters from the Maldives and Mozambique to Mexico"s Yucatán coast, they often show up in food-rich, calm waters. Their mouths can stretch over a metre wide, but they feed by suction, not biting. Each has a unique pattern of white spots and stripes—no two alike—used by researchers to track individuals. Their breeding patterns remain largely a mystery, but they are ovoviviparous, meaning pups hatch inside the mother before being born alive. Their story reminds us how much ocean life remains a mystery and how vital it is to protect what we already know is at risk.

© Bachir Moukarzel/Amazing Aerial Agency

palette

Today in History

Aug 30, 2023Whale shark, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Aug 30, 2024Whale shark

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 22, 2025Amazon rainforest, Ecuador
Jul 25, 2025Colourful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Jan 16, 2025Pinnacles National Park, California, United States
Dec 26, 2023Dedham, Colchester, England
Jun 10, 2024The city of Osaka at night, Japan
Apr 18, 2024Medieval city walls, Ávila, Spain
Aug 31, 2023Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona, USA
Nov 16, 2023Athens and the Acropolis, Greece
Mar 5, 2025Khao Sok National Park in Thailand
Jul 17, 2025Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
Oct 18, 2025Silbury Hill, Wiltshire, England
Oct 4, 2025ISS main solar arrays seen from SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour
Sep 28, 2023Container ship near a commercial port in Thailand
Aug 26, 2024Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Oct 14, 2024Coco Beach, Goa, India
Oct 17, 2024Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Oct 11, 2023The Painted Hills, Oregon, USA
Nov 25, 2023Toledo, Spain
Jan 25, 2025Porto, Portugal
Apr 9, 2024Tulip fields in spring, Skagit Valley, Washington, USA
Aug 28, 2024Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris
May 11, 2024Indigo bunting
May 23, 2025Yellow-spotted river turtle, Amazon Region, Ecuador
Mar 17, 2024St. Finians Bay, County Kerry, Ireland
Feb 28, 2025Taktsang Palphug Monastery, Bhutan
Nov 11, 2023Val di Funes, South Tyrol, Italy
Jul 3, 2024Meerkat family
Nov 19, 2023Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
Oct 1, 2025Clark Range, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
Aug 4, 2024Impala and red-billed oxpecker, South Africa