The phenomenon of whales stranding themselves near Australia and New Zealand is not uncommon. Last October, some 500 pilot whales beached on New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands. It has also been ...

The study analyzed satellite tracking data from 78 whale sharks tagged over 14 years at Ningaloo Reef and Shark Bay, two well-known aggregation sites off the Western Australian coast.

Researchers have witnessed behavior in the wild which could reveal critical clues about how the endangered whale shark reproduces.

Whale sharks are also endangered, meaning learning about their life cycles is more critical than ever to help protect the species. Now, researchers off the coast of western Australia believe they ...