Filter-feeding sharks include whale sharks, megamouth sharks and basking sharks. These species have teeth, but they are largely vestigial - meaning they once served a purpose but over time the animal ...

Despite having about 3,000 tiny teeth, whale sharks use their expansive mouths to filter feed, consuming plankton and small ...

The only part of their skeleton not made from this soft, flexible tissue is their teeth. The group includes the more famous animals such as whale sharks and great whites, but also all rays, skates and ...

“The whale shark has the smallest brain compared to ... big fish that is very slow compared with other sharks. It has tiny, tiny teeth that it doesn’t use as a defense mechanism,” Pancaldi ...

While some species like lemon sharks do indeed have pointed teeth to help catch their slippery prey, other species like the whale shark are filter feeders, and have no sharp teeth at all.