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Rhincodon typus
Photo taken open sea near Isla Mujeres Mexico. back to water after 6 months an epic day. a slow-moving filter feeding shark and the largest extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 mt and a weight of more than 21.5 tonnes , and there are unconfirmed reports of considerably larger whale sharks. Claims of individuals over 14 mt long and weighing at least 30 tonnes are not uncommon.
The whale shark is found in tropical and warm oceans and lives in the open sea with a lifespan of about 70 years. Although whale sharks have very large mouths, as filter feeders they feed mainly, though not exclusively, on plankton, which are microscopic plants and animals.
13 Comments
Impressive !!!
Thanks Tom :)
What a great encounter Gerardo! Glad to see you're back in the water:-)
Thanks Lisa !
Thanks so much Leanne indeed is very special to me :)
Thanks Mona :)
wow...
What an experience! Congratulations Gerardo. This is the most wonderful spotting :)
Magnificent creature and spotting!
Thanks so much guys, feels good to get back home :)
So close! You lucky man.
Looks like you are having tons of fun, Gerardo. I am glad to know you are ok and back to the sea. C heers my friend.
Gentle Giants!
So jealous of this! I would love to swim with these guys :)