Usually a dark color with whitish spots covering the entire body, it can be found in Queensland and New Guinea but more commonly in the Indian Ocean. Its diet typically consists of plankton but it will sometimes eat bigger fish such as tuna. The young whale shark are in eggs but remain inside the mother and are finally born as live young. The Whale shark has about 300 rows of very tiny teeth. Each row has hundreds of little teeth.
Whale sharks allow divers to get very close.
If they get upset they will sink down further in the water or move faster in the water. There are no known attacks on humans by this species although it is known to have the biggest mouth among sharks yet very gentle. Ltd. All Rights Reserved . Use of this Web Site constitutes acceptance of Boattalk's Terms of Service .