A dead whale shark has been discovered in a river in western Japan. It was later confirmed that the fish had been kept in an aquarium and was released into the sea. A whale shark, about 6 meters ...

For starters are they whales, or sharks? These gentle giants are both beautiful and fascinating and we bet you didn't know ...

This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls ... left shocked when they discovered that a much-hyped giant whale shark on display was, in reality, a robot. The Xiaomeisha Sea ...

(Mainichi/Koji Minemoto) MATSUYAMA -- A whale shark that had been released off west Japan's Kochi Prefecture last month for purposes including ecological research was found dead near the mouth of ...

to a still-unquantified risk of increased shark activity from the ongoing scent of dead whale. It’s the latest in a puzzling dance between various councils and concerned locals from Queensland ...

As humans heat up the world by burning fossil fuels, whales are increasingly vulnerable. Warmer ocean temperatures can affect ...

The conservation said its animal rescue team examined the dead whale to collect basic information about the whale in preparation for a necropsy, or an autopsy for an animal. The whale was taken to ...

A team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare performed a necropsy on a minke whale carcass at the town of ...

But the marine park soon found itself the object of international discussion as it was revealed their advertised real whale shark was actually a robot. In fact, as visitors found, the whale shark ...

An aquarium has been slammed for after its star 'whale shark' turned out to be nothing more than a robot. Xiaomeisha Ocean World in Shenzhen, China re-opened to much fanfare on October 1 after a ...

Xiaomeisha Sea World in Shenzhen faced backlash for showcasing a mechanical whale shark after five years of renovations. Critics highlighted the robot's visible gaps and the high entry fee of $40 ...

The robotic Whale Shark in the tank. Picture: Jam Press The aquarium has been slammed for featuring the mechanical creature. Picture: Jam Press But many were left feeling short-changed after its ...