Known as the biggest of all the sea creatures, the whale sharks are incredibly gentle by nature. And they also like interacting with divers.
Whale sharks are massive in size but they are very gentle in nature.
82. They are the world's largest fish growing to a full size of more than 40 feet.
83. Whale sharks can weigh over 66,000 pounds.
84. While they may be the most enormous in size, ironically, their favorite food is among the smallest sea creatures, the plankton.
85. Whale sharks are considered filter feeders. That is they catch food by sucking water then they eventually push the excess through their gills.
86. They live in tropical waters and warm oceans.
Considering they are the biggest, they feed on one of the smallest creatures of the water, the plankton.
87. Whale sharks have a pale yellow covering with white dots and stripes against its grey back.
88. They tend to live alone and they are rarely seen to swim in groups.
89. They are found in the open water.
90. Their skin is about 4 inches thick.
91. Their big mouths can open to reach 4.9 feet in width.
92. Considering their enormous size, whale sharks have tiny teeth. And they have 350 rows of those tiny teeth.
93. They are slow swimmers. They can only swim up to 5 kilometers an hour.
94. Whale sharks can live 70 years or more.