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whaleshark.org, wildbook for whale sharks Sharkbook is a global database for identifying and tracking sharks , particularly whale sharks , using uploaded photos and videos.In addition to identifying and tracking sharks, the site allows people to "adopt a shark" and get updates on specific animals.
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He led the conservation assessment on whale sharks for the IUCN Red List in 2016, [13] which resulted in the whale shark’s global protection through an Appendix I listing on the UN Convention on Migratory Species in 2017 and then led the first IUCN Green Status conservation assessment on whale sharks in 2021. [14] Pierce is a wildlife ...
Evidence of sharks feeding on dead whale While Chisholm's sighting of a seal with a fresh shark bite off Plymouth happened about a month ago, the dead minke whale was spotted on Tuesday by Capt ...
Orca vs. whale shark. The researchers’ analysis revealed exactly how the killer whales, often hunting as a group, subdue the whale shark. First, the orcas use their bodies to hit a whale shark ...
His photos come months after a UC Riverside researcher and a filmmaker captured, in the water off Santa Barbara, what's believed to be the first-ever video of a newborn great white shark in its ...
Whale sharks' lifespans are estimated to be between 80 and 130 years, based on studies of their vertebral growth bands and the growth rates of free-swimming sharks. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Whale sharks have very large mouths and are filter feeders, which is a feeding mode that occurs in only two other sharks, the megamouth shark and the basking shark .
Developed new techniques to use photo identification and artificial intelligence to study and track populations of whale sharks and other marine animals. [6] [7] These are incorporated in Citizen science programs such as Sharkbook [8] and Manta Matcher. [9] [10] [11] Discovered a new type of Manta, the "reef manta ray" (Manta alfredi) [12]