On today's shoe, we'll talk about this mysterious and gentle giant.
Legend calls the whale shark a giant sea monster.
When whale shark pups are born, they're about as big as a large cat. But this giant is far from fearsome. About the only thing divers have to worry about is the swing of its huge tail as it swims past. They eat plankton, small fish and squid by drinking in great volumes of water that gets filtered through a mesh of tissues attached to their gills. Three hundred far exceeds the largest number of embryos known for any shark.