On average, whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are 7m, but some have been recorded as long as 20m (that’s over 65ft long). They have 300 tiny teeth and can open their mouths almost as wide as their bodies.
Don’t let its size scare you! These sharks are one of three species of filter feeding sharks. This means they don’t go after humans, just plankton, jellyfish, and small fish.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Rhincodon_typus.html
http://www.arkive.org/whale-shark/rhincodon-typus/image-G2358.html#text=Description
I am very much obsessed about marine biology and marine animals!!! They always make me think about any other animals out there in the sea wandering around just waiting to be discovered and to be seen.
ya hoo looks like i want to go riding
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that is cool super cool
i live on whales. not literaly
When I grow up I want to be a marine biologist and study whales and sharks. So I like this page a lot! My favourite animal is a platypus, but my second favourite animal is a blue whale.
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its so cool i love the ocean i wish i cold be a merman
that is so cool and my little brother likes sharks
i love the animals