Today we’re celebrating the world"s largest fish, the whale shark. These gentle giants can grow up to 40 feet long, with one reaching a record 61.7 feet. Found in tropical oceans, these filter feeders glide through the water, mouths wide open, straining plankton and small fish. The patterns on their dotted, starry skin are as unique as a human fingerprint. Sadly, the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists whale sharks as endangered due to overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change.
International Whale Shark Day
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Strolling across the Red Lagoon
-
An island for the birds
-
Bản Giốc–Detian Falls, Vietnam
-
A day of death and rebirth
-
Juniper Springs, Florida
-
Grand Teton National Park
-
Southern right whale
-
It s Teacher Appreciation Week
-
Playa del Silencio, Spain
-
The Rainbow Houses of Houten, Netherlands
-
Badlands National Park turns 44
-
I see one!
-
Porcupine
-
Singing praises of the oceans
-
World Water Day
-
National Hispanic Heritage Month
-
Wildcat in a winter wonderland
-
Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
-
Looking down upon Edinburgh
-
Go with the rainbow flow
-
A tale of almonds and bees
-
Aerial view of a heart-shaped field in Trittau, Germany
-
Birds of the Drömling
-
Ahh-tumn
-
A hint of spring
-
It s Bermuda s big day
-
In the Garden of Europe
-
National Hummingbird Day
-
The mountain of 30,000 sakura
-
A species no longer at risk
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

