Whale Shark

The whale shark is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m. The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate.

## Gallery

### Films

Galapagos: Nature's Wonderland (2014)Finding Dory (2016)Life of Pi (2012)Oceans (2009)Deep Blue (2003)Sharkwater (2006)OceanWorld 3D (2009)Atlantis (1991)Sharks 3D (2004)Search for the Great Sharks (1995)Symphony of the Wild (2015)Our Nature: Call of the Wild (2020)The Prince of Egypt (1998)Great White Odyssey (2008)Under the Red Sea (1951)Game of Sharks Whale Shark.pngGame of Sharks (2022)Sea Of Hope America's Underwater Treasures Whale Shark.jpgSea Of Hope - America's Underwater Treasures (2017)Oceans Our Blue Planet Whale Shark.pngOceans: Our Blue Planet (2018)Children of the Sea (2019)Diving Deep The Life And Times Of Mike Degruy Whale Shark.pngDiving Deep:The Life And Times Of Mike Degruy (2019)Planet Ocean (2012)Baby Shark's Big Movie (2023)
### TV Shows

Ox Tales Whale Shark.pngOx Tales (1988)The Octonauts (2010)Go, Diego, Go! (2005-2011)Shark Divers (2011)Hammerhead (2004)Wildest Places Pacific Whale Shark.pngWildest Places: Pacific (2019)Toonimals! (2000)Amazing Animals (1996-1999)Really Wild Animals (1993-1998)Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993-1998)Night on Earth (2020)Wild China (2008)Animal Atlas (2004)Secret Sharks (1998)Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough Whale Shark.pngGreat Barrier Reef with David Attenborough (2015)Blue Reef Adventures (1996)Shark Coast (2005)Galapagos With David Attenborough (2013)Wild Caribbean (2007)The Living Planet (1984)The Blue Planet (2001)Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom ClassicsSeven Worlds, One Planet (2019)Eyewitness (1994-1997)Wild Indonesia (2000)Wild Down Under (2003)Land of the Tiger (1997)Life (2009)Whale Shark (2008)Planet Earth (2006)Blue Planet II (2017)The Living Planet (1984)The Great Rift (1989)Wild Arabia (2013)Shark (2015)Australia: Earth's Magical Kingdom (2019)Absurd Planet (2020)Nature of Australia (1988)The Galapagos (1986)Mysterious Planet (2019-2020)The Sharks (1982)The Aquatope on White Sand (2021)Shadows in a Desert Sea (1992)Islands of the Vampire Birds (1998)Great Migrations (2010)Incredible Journeys (1997)Perspectives of Paradise (1987)Andrea: Queen of Mantas (2009)Big Pacific (2017)How Nature Works (2012)Wildlife on One (1977-2005)Sea Trek (1991)Equator's Wild Secrets (2019)Colombia: Wild and Free (2022)Untamed Americas (2012)Wildest Australia (2005)The Ocean Mosaic (1999)Spongebob Squarepants Whale Shark.pngSpongebob SquarePants (1999-)Kingdom of the Oceans (2011)The Ultimate Guide (1996-2002)Attenborough's Global Adventure (2021)Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart (2010)Predator Coast (2012)Cuba: The Accidental Eden (2011)Sharks of Hawaii (2021)Wildest Islands (2012)Bindi the Jungle Girl (2007-2008)Crikey! It's the Irwins (2018)Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (2015)72 Cute Animals (2016)Jim Henson's The Animal Show (1994-1998)Australia's Ocean Odyssey (2020)Wildest Middle East (2015)Deadly 60 (2012-2020)Australia's Hidden Islands (2017)The Aquarium (2019)Wild Philippines with Nigel Marven (2017)Africa's Deadly Kingdom (2018)Mexico Untamed (2018)Crazy Monster (2014)Wildest Places: Australia (2019)Big Beasts: Last of the Giants (2018)Soul of the Ocean (2023)Wildest Islands of Indonesia (2016)Wildest Indochina (2014)Australia's Wild Places (2013)World's Deadliest Sharks Whale Shark.pngWorld's Deadliest Sharks (2012)The Magic of the Big Blue (2013)Wild Colombia with Nigel Marven (2012)Earth: The Nature of Our Planet (2018)Hainan Adventure with Nigel Marven Whale Shark.pngHainan Adventure with Nigel Marven (2012)Shark Island With Nigel Marven Whale Shark.pngShark Island With Nigel Marven (2007)World's Greatest Animal Encounters (2019)Mysteries of the Mekong (2017)The Blue Realm (2004)The Deep TV Whale Shark.pngThe Deep (2015-)Jonathan Bird's Blue World (2008)Barney's Barrier Reef Whale Shark.pngBarney's Barrier Reef (2010)Nature's Mass Attacks Whale Shark.pngNature's Mass Attacks (2022)Planet Reef Whale Shark.pngPlanet Reef (2021)Oceans 2008 Whale Shark.pngOceans (2008)Secrets of the Ocean Realm (1997)The Most Extreme (2002-2007)The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau Whale Shark.pngThe Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (1968)Our Planet II (2023)Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin Whale Shark.pngOcean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin (2011-2016)Alien Abyss Whale Shark.pngAlien Abyss (2022)Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (2019)

### Books

Shark and Other Sea Creatures Dictionary Whale Shark.pngExtreme Animals Dictionary Whale Shark.pngAnimal The Definitive Visual Guide Whale Shark.pngStanley The Great Big Book of Everything Whale Shark.pngPocket Genius Ocean Whale Shark.pngAtlas of Record-Breaking Adventures Whale Shark.pngAtlas of Adventures Wonders of the World Whale Shark.pngThe Magnificent Book of Ocean Creatures Whale Shark.pngUsborne Discovery Whale Shark.pngEyewitness Travel Malaysia and Singapore Whale Shark.pngEyewitness Travel Hawaii Whale Shark.pngJourney Under the Sea Whale Shark.pngCarwardine Mark Whales Dolphins and Porpoises Whale Shark.pngNature Company Discoveries Libraries Dangerous Animals Whale Shark.pngDK Eyewonder Shark Whale Shark.pngKris Hirschmann Creatures of the Sea Whale Shark.pngDavid Jefferis Killer Creatures Whale Shark.pngSarah Wilkes Classifying Animals Whale Shark.pngReader's Digest Pathfinders Whales Dolphins and Porpoises Whale Shark.pngValerie Bodden Amazing Animals Whale Shark.pngBlue Planet II Book Whale Shark.pngDover Coloring Book Sharks of the World Coloring Book Whale Shark.pngColorful Creatures Whale Shark.pngGo Facts Whale Shark.pngReef Fishes of South-East Asia Whale Shark.pngCoral Reef Guide Red Sea Whale Shark.pngA Diver's Guide to Reef Life Whale Shark.png100 Things You Should Know About Sharks Whale Shark.pngThe Complete Guide to Ocean Life Whale Shark.pngThe Living Ocean Whale Shark.pngThe Big Picture Whale Shark.pngEnciclopedia De Animales De Mar Whale Shark.pngDK Eyewitness Books Endangered Animals Whale Shark.pngSticker Encyclopedia Ocean Whale Shark.pngAnimals to Save Seas and Oceans Whale Shark.pngDK Amazing Animal Journeys Whale Shark.pngThe World Wildest Waters Whale Shark.pngPocket Manual Sharks Whale Shark.pngIt Can't Be True! Animals! Whale Shark.pngExtreme Ocean Whale Shark.pngHow Deep is the Ocean? Whale Shark.pngAnimal Knowledge Genius! Whale Shark.pngConcise Encyclopedia of Wildlife Whale Shark.pngWeird But True Ocean Whale Shark.pngHave a Shark for a Sister Or a Ray for a Brother? Whale Shark.png