Whale Shark
This picture is from Encarta.
Whale Sharks are the biggest sharks. They like to eat plankton which
includes tiny baby crabs and they also eat small fish. They can swallow
up to 100 fish in one go. They eat tropical krill.
The whale shark is very thin but very wide. It has a huge mouth.
They are grey and white in colour. They often have sucker fish clinging
to their bellies.
They live in warm oceans. People are the main predator of the Whale
Shark. Whale Sharks are sometimes damaged by ships.
The Whale Shark is very heavy and it is the largest fish that lives in the
sea. It is the largest cold-blooded creature still known to be living on the
earth. These animals have enormous tails and flippers. Their tails can be
3metres from top to bottom and their heads can be more than 2metres
wide.
Research by Bianca 3S
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