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.

The basking shark, for instance ... Whenever a shark does rest, its eyes remain open. It's not sleep in the traditional sense of the word. Weird, right? Sharks are completely boneless creatures.

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 ...

The basking shark is now protected under the Wildlife Act in Ireland From Monday, it is an offence to hunt or injure a basking shark (without permission or licence), wilfully interfere with or ...