Whale shark Aug 30, 2025

Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea, but don"t let the word "shark" fool you. They"re plankton-eating giants with no interest in humans. Found in warm waters from the Maldives and Mozambique to Mexico"s Yucatán coast, they often show up in food-rich, calm waters. Their mouths can stretch over a metre wide, but they feed by suction, not biting. Each has a unique pattern of white spots and stripes—no two alike—used by researchers to track individuals. Their breeding patterns remain largely a mystery, but they are ovoviviparous, meaning pups hatch inside the mother before being born alive. Their story reminds us how much ocean life remains a mystery and how vital it is to protect what we already know is at risk.

© Bachir Moukarzel/Amazing Aerial Agency

palette

Today in History

Aug 30, 2023Whale shark, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Aug 30, 2024Whale shark

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Aug 10, 2025Lioness in Kenya
Feb 19, 2024Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
Jun 5, 2024Masoala National Park in Madagascar
Oct 11, 2023The Painted Hills, Oregon, USA
May 26, 2024Methow Valley, North Cascades, Washington, USA
Mar 13, 2025Gran Paradiso National Park, Piedmont, Italy
Jan 5, 2024Bavarian Alps, Germany
Jul 7, 2024Rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải, Yên Bái province, Vietnam
Oct 9, 2025Pillars of Creation
Sep 17, 2025A young bull moose
Sep 1, 2023Turkey tail mushroom
Oct 19, 2025Apples ready for harvest, Minnesota, United States
Dec 22, 2024Crystal Pier, San Diego, California, United States
Jul 13, 2024Fairy chimneys and cave dwellings in Cappadocia, Türkiye
Nov 10, 2025Black-tailed prairie dogs
Feb 1, 2024Sassnitz lighthouse, Germany
Mar 23, 2025Lightning and storm clouds at sunset near Bowman, Nebraska, United States
Mar 14, 2025Dolmen of Sorginetxe, Spain
Dec 22, 2023Castlerigg Stone Circle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Sep 4, 2024Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
Dec 20, 2023Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
Jul 17, 2025Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
Sep 27, 2024Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
Jun 3, 2025Bicycles on a bridge in Utrecht, Netherlands
Aug 18, 2025Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York, United States
Nov 28, 2023Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Canada
Nov 11, 2023Val di Funes, South Tyrol, Italy
Apr 27, 2024Leucistic Annas hummingbird
Jan 14, 2024Whooper swans
Dec 8, 2025Domaso, Lake Como, Italy