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It was stated in 2003 that Crittercam had been attached to 41 tiger sharks, 3 dugongs, 3 whale sharks, and 34 turtles, all residing within Western Australia's Shark Bay and Ningaloo Reef. The camera can dive with sperm whales 200 meters deep and even remain intact within a pack of killer whales.
Spot humpback whales, manta rays and whale sharks on a Live Ningaloo boat trip (Visit WA) ... Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef offers eco-luxe tents with all-inclusive food, wine, snorkelling and hiking ...
Data from the years 2006 to 2010 on whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, has been evaluated to determine the scale of the tourism operations and the spatial and temporal distribution of interactions between whale sharks and humans; for example: whale shark tours at Ningaloo increased by about 70%. [19]
Whale shark at the reef located off the Ningaloo Coast A manta ray with remoras at Ningaloo Reef. Part of the coral reef pictured underwater in 2012. A large clam pictured underwater in 2012. The Ningaloo Coastline, in 2012. Divers explore a ship wreck adjacent to the coral reef. Stegostoma fasciatum (zebra shark) pictured on the reef in 2007.
Coral Bay is located on the North West Cape of the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. It sits adjacent to Ningaloo Reef, the world's largest fringing reef system, which covers 604,500 hectares (6,045 km 2) of the eastern Indian Ocean and stretches over 300 kilometres (190 mi) along the coast of Western Australia. [7]
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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 ...
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft). [8] The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the most massive living non-cetacean animal.