The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

From snorkeling among basking sharks in Scotland to hiking through history in the Peak District, these eco-conscious ...

The basking shark is a migratory fish ... and flaps of skin that looks like tiny fins around its mouth and eyes, and on the side of its head. It is mostly found in shallow waters around Australia ...

Very little is known about basking sharks but that’s about to change, thanks to a pioneering team of scientists and some underwater cameras. The waters south of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides are ...

A basking shark has been spotted in a UK marina. The second largest fish in the world was photographed at Torquay, in Devon. RNLI volunteers that saw the shark on Wednesday, estimated it was ...

(WABI) A dead shark has drawn some attention in Blue Hill. A roughly 24-foot basking shark is on the shore as boaters and beachgoers went to take a look. Some reported seeing the shark in nearby ...

The project has led to sightings of the critically endangered tope Previously for researchers' eyes only ... and I'd be really excited to see a basking shark. "But there's plenty of other things ...

They use more than 5,000 gill rakers to strain 25 kg of plankton from around 1.5 million litres of water per hour which is around the size of a swimming pool Basking sharks are found across the globe.