A terrifying moment for a female diver off the coast of Cebu, Philippines. A young whale shark rammed her from behind. The sea giant is harmless to humans, but it still caused quite a fright.

One of the biggest whale sharks ever reported was an impressive 18.8-metre-long female from the north-western Indian Ocean ... it migrates down into deeper water during the day - often diving to ...

They focused on attacking the pelvic area and bleeding out the whale sharks by hitting them at high speed. The orcas then flip the victim so it is floating up and unable to dive down to escape.

“This could explain why female whale sharks may be avoiding aggregation sites. Particularly for juvenile female sharks, the energetic costs of unwanted attention from males could imply a reason ...

Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as artificial features like offshore oil and gas platforms, with both acting as migratory "stepping ...