TNPSC Thervupettagam

Whale Shark

April 1 , 2021 1208 days 1146 0
  • A whale shark was rescued by fishers in Odisha coast.
  • It is very important for marine megafauna like turtles, whales and sharks.
  • The dotted whale shark is the largest fish in the ocean.
  • It is often called ‘Gentle Giant’ in fishing parlance.
  • It is a ‘filter feeder shark’.
  • It means it does not eat meat like other sharks.
  • They filter sea water and feed on tiny planktons.
  • The largest whale shark aggregation in India is along the Gujarat coats.
  • On the Bay of Bengal coast, the only aggregation is in Andhra Pradesh.
  • Whale sharks are found in all the tropical oceans of the world.

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