A video posted by Castillo shows the marine mammal swimming close to the rocky shore with a thick bundle of fishing gear — including twisted ropes and numerous buoys — ensnared around its tail.

It’s the largest shark in the world and weighs as much as an F-15 fighter jet, but the whale shark is nothing to be afraid of ...

Leigh Hickmott, a whale biologist at the University of St ... (Read about orcas that kill great white sharks.) However, the Antarctic humpbacks didn’t engage physically. They just swam over ...

The Sea of Cortez is an ocean life viewing hot spot. Read one traveler's experience swimming with whale sharks.