Assertion: basking shark | /r/HasProperty | gentle
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: despite their large size
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Despite their large size, basking sharks are very gentle and they are usually non-threatening for humans, unless they are provoked to attack.
text: Dr. Jonathan Houghton, Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology at Queen's University Belfast, said: "This finding does not mean that basking sharks are secretly fierce predators tearing round at high speed; they are still gentle giants munching away happily on zooplankton.
text: But need not fear, basking sharks are often called "gentle giants" as they aren't aggressive and don't bite.
text: The basking shark is considered a gentle giant.
text: While its massive size and hundreds of small teeth can make this shark look scary, the basking shark is actually referred to as a gentle giant.
text: Basking sharks are large and gentle and in April 2019 they started to reappear in California waters after a 30-year absence.
text: Basking sharks are large and gentle and in April 2019 they started to reappear in California waters after a 30-year absence.