PictariaPictaria

4×4

Whale Shark

Ocean Aquaria

A glimpse inside

Enjoy the picture, its story, and Sneak Peek. To move the tiles, choose this album as one of your three free albums in My Home.

Whale Shark

The largest fish in the sea

The whale shark is the largest fish on earth — up to forty feet — and eats almost nothing but plankton, straining tons of water through fine filter pads. Its spot pattern is unique to the animal, so researchers photograph flanks the way we photograph faces.