Basking Shark

The basking shark is the second-largest living shark, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating shark species, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark. Adults typically reach 7.9 m in length. It is usually greyish-brown, with mottled skin.

## Gallery

### Films

Oceans (2009)Seal Team (2021)Anima Mundi (1991)Game of Sharks Basking Shark.pngGame of Sharks (2022)Diving Deep The Life And Times Of Mike Degruy Basking Shark.pngDiving Deep:The Life And Times Of Mike Degruy (2019)
### TV Shows

My Gym Partner's A Monkey (2005-2008)Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)The Living Planet (1984)The Blue Planet (2001)Amazing Animals (1996-1999)Really Wild Animals (1993-1998)Living Britain (1999)Life 2009 Basking Shark.pngLife (2009)Shark 2015 Basking Shark.pngShark (2015)Absurd Planet (2020)Hebrides: Islands on the Edge (2013)Seasons in the Sea (1990)The Sharks (1982)The Lost Lands of Scilly (1998)Hebrides: The Secret Islands (1993)Eagle Island (2005)Atlantic Realm (1989)Hunters of the Silver Shoals (1997)Otters in the Stream of Life (2000)Animal Record Breakers (2014)The Great British Year (2013)Kingdom of the Oceans (2011)Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth Basking Shark.pngOnce Upon a Time... Planet Earth (2008)The Little Mermaid: The Series (1992-1994)The Living Isles (1985)Wildest Islands (2012)Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (2015)Ocean's Weirdest (2022)Treasure Islands (2001)Soul of the Ocean (2023)Wild Isles (2023)Adventure Beast (2021)Wonders of the Celtic Deep (2021)Nick Baker's Weird Creatures (2007-2009)Jonathan Bird's Blue World Basking Shark.pngJonathan Bird's Blue World (2008)Ocean Stories (2015)Wild Ireland The Edge of the World Basking Shark.pngWild Ireland: The Edge of the World (2017)Planet Earth III Basking Shark.pngPlanet Earth III (2023)Critters TV Basking Shark.pngCritters TV (2019)

### Books

Shark and Other Sea Creatures Dictionary Basking Shark.pngZoobooks Sharks Basking Shark.pngAnimals A Children's Encyclopedia Basking Shark.pngVisual Dictionary Animals Basking Shark.pngOcean Definitive Visual Guide Basking Shark.pngAnimal The Definitive Visual Guide Basking Shark.pngMy Very First Encyclopedia with Winnie the Pooh Basking Shark.pngPocket Genius Ocean Basking Shark.pngStrange and Wonderful Basking Shark.pngSuper Shark Encyclopedia Basking Shark.png100 Facts Deep Ocean Basking Shark.pngDK Eyewitness Books Fish Basking Shark.pngUsborne Discovery Basking Shark.pngFarthing Wood Friends Basking Shark.pngThe Encyclopedia of Endangered and Extinct Animals Basking Shark.pngSmithsonian Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean Basking Shark.pngDK Eyewonder Shark Basking Shark.pngReader's Digest Association Secrets of the Sea Basking Shark.pngInsiders Sharks Basking Shark.pngStrange Creatures of the Sea Coloring Book Basking Shark.pngOur Wild World Series Basking Shark.pngDavid Jefferis Killer Creatures Basking Shark.pngScubazoo Reef Basking Shark.pngNavigators Oceans and Seas Basking Shark.png100 Things You Should Know About Oceans Basking Shark.pngThe Complete Guide to Ocean Life Basking Shark.pngMaps of the World's Oceans Basking Shark.pngExploring Sharks Basking Shark.pngOcean Emporium Basking Shark.pngWorld's Strangest Ocean Beasts Basking Shark.pngHave a Shark for a Sister Or a Ray for a Brother? Basking Shark.png