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Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo taken open sea near Isla Mujeres Mexico.This one particular has more than 13 mt. Is 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.

Habitat:

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.

Notes:

This was a day of days for me, around 50 Whale Sharks in the area :) 3 Hrs swimming, adrenaline 100% Wow ther was a moment i have 3 of this wonders around, thanks Mother Nature.
During Julay and Agust we have the largest migration of Whale Sharks in the world, last year 2011 scientific´s spot in one day by airplane 203 Whale Sharks.

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Comments (27)

Great! I can't wait to possibly see your new spottings!
Thanks so much ASH, Sachin , Jeannette, Thanks Antonio i been lucky and maybe i have the same chance on Friday again.
Your welcome! Thank you for re uploading the video, it's great that you had the opportunity to spot such a beautiful animal! Great job!
no comments :) perfect spotting Gerardo ,amazing video,congratulations my friend
Thanks ASH , Joshua, jgorneau :) I just reloaded the video
I can't receive your video can you plz re upload it?
Thanks Gordon , Jeannette, tajminator :) Thanks Nina the season just start and is amazing i will go a least 5 more times this month i will upload more spotting´s :) this is the beast experience of all to me :)
BTW, I have seen a Whale Shark while snorkeling and it was an AMAZING experience. You are so lucky to get to be so close.
Wow, fantastic spotting Gerardo :)
Love, love, love it. I also love Isla Mujeres... I've been to Mexico many times and it's one of my favorite places on Earth!
That's amazing I really hope I see a whale shark some day

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