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Largest Fish In The Sea Appear To Thrive Under Regulated Ecotourism
Up to 20 meters long and weighing as much as 20 tons, its enormous size gives the whale shark its name. Known as the 'gentle giant' for its non-predatory behavior, this fish, with its broad, flattened head and minute teeth, eats tiny zooplankton, sieving them through a fine mesh of gill-rakers.
Up to 20 meters long and weighing as much as 20 tons, its enormous size gives the whale shark its name. Known as the 'gentle giant' for its non-predatory behavior, this fish, with its broad, flattened head and minute teeth, eats tiny zooplankton, sieving them through a fine mesh of gill-rakers.
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, 2:40pm
Views: 1542
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, 2:40pm
Views: 1542
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