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Whale Sharks are one of the worlds three filter feeding sharks the other two being the mega-mouth shark, and the basking shark. Whale Sharks eat zooplankton, phytoplankton, algae, mackerels, shrimp, sardines, small tuna, and other small invertebrates.
Most of the Whale Shark's behavioral adaptations are to help collect food, including the reason that they swim near the surface of the water. This is because most of their food resides near the surface of the ocean.
Habitat. When not in captivity Whale Sharks are found in the Atlantic Ocean, along the coast from New York to Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. They're also found in some places in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Pacific Ocean.
Human Impact and Population. Dried Whale Shark meat in the Philippines. The main cause of Whale Shark's population plummet is due to them being hunted for their meat, fins, and oil remains in places in Asia such as the Philippines. The fins are mainly used in shark fin soup.
Whale Sharks are a murky brown or a blue-gray shade, which gets darker near the fins; Along the whole body there are horizontal and vertical stripes resulting in a checker-board pattern, along these stripes there are white-gray dots.